State's Financial Hole Deepens, Tax Revenues Trail $3.2 Billion in 2020

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New Law Requires Development of Pandemic Operations Plan

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Moratorium on Termination of Residential Utility Service

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New York is in danger of being undercounted. This would leave certain communities without the services they need.

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• Pension Rates for Feb 2022 Increase 11% for ERS and 16% for PFRS
• Employee Payroll Tax Deferral

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Local Officials and the 2020 Census

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• September Village Election Calendar of Dates 
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• Village Official Year and Organizational Meeting
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• CDC Guidance for Election Polling Locations
• NYS Board of Elections Guidance on COVID-19

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• Accessing Federal Funding from FEMA
• 2020 Village Elections Update: Clarifying the Independent Petitioning Process and the Calendar of Dates
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• Reopening Local Governments
• Reopening NY’s Restaurants
• Securing Federal Funding in a Time of Crisis
• Helping Local Businesses During the COVID Pandemic
• Workforce Management in the Shadow of a Pandemic
• Enforcing the Governor's COVID Executive Orders & the Procedure for Issuing Local COVID-Related Emergency Orders
• Conducting Meetings & Public Hearings During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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• Comptroller, City of Peekskill
• Administrator, Village of Buchanan
• Administrator, Village of Dobbs Ferry
• Public Works Construction & Maintenance Supervisor, Village of Malone
• Treasurer, Village of Sag Harbor
• Part-Time (Full-Time) Village Code Officer

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Sales tax revenue for local governments in July fell 8.2 percent compared to the same period last year, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Collections for counties and cities in July totaled $1.3 billion, or $116 million less than in July 2019. Although revenue is still down compared to July 2019, the decline is less steep than any month since March, when the COVID-19 pandemic began to affect sales tax collections.

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This email is to make you aware that earlier today the Office of the State Comptroller announced that the allowable levy growth factor (tax cap) for those local governments with fiscal years beginning on January 1, 2021, will be 1.56%. This is due to the fact that pursuant to the tax cap law, the allowable levy growth factor is 2% or the CPI, whichever is less. The CPI is currently 1.56%.

Rest assured that given the current economic environment and the financial strain being felt by local governments as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, NYCOM continues to seek ways in which the state can provide you with the additional tools and flexibility you need to navigate these incredibly challenging times.

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

NYCOM continues to lobby for inclusion of a significant infusion of direct federal funding to local and state governments in the next round of federal stimulus currently being discussed in Washington. While our message is being heard and the New York delegation has expressed support of our position, this funding remains in doubt and we must continue to provide our federal leaders with the mounting evidence of the impact COVID-19 is having on municipal revenues. Therefore, I urge you to prepare and send copies of the sample letter linked below (including your estimates of lost revenue due to COVID-19) to your member of the House of Representatives, Senator Schumer, Senator Gillibrand and President Trump (via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs). The economic renewal of our communities and our state depends upon the federal government successfully and immediately enacting a package of federal funding to all local governments. Thank you for your support in this critically important effort. If you have any questions, please contact Peter Baynes or Barbara Van Epps at the NYCOM office (518) 463-1185.

VIEW SAMPLE LETTER (updated 6-24-20)