PRELIMINARY DETAILS REGARDING THE ENACTED 2021-22 STATE BUDGET

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NYCOM ANNUAL MEETING
JUNE 9-11, 2021
SAGAMORE HOTEL, BOLTON LANDING

Details Coming Soon!

NEW YORK'S MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION: WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS?
April 15, 2021 (10:00 - 11:15 a.m.)

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LEGISLATION PASSED TO EXTEND AND MODIFY THE UTILITY TERMINATION MORATORIUM LAW

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UPCOMING WEBINARS
RECORDED WEBINARS

TO VIEW AND DOWNLOAD THE FOLLOWING RECORDED WEBINARS YOU MUST BE A NYCOM MEMBER AND HAVE MEMBER LOGIN CREDENTIALS FOR THE NYCOM WEBSITE. Please use the "Member Login" to access this page. If you are an official of a NYCOM member city or village, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to gain member login credentials.

Cities and villages throughout New York State are taking action to improve justice and equity in their communities and comply with Executive Order 203 on police policies and practices. 

The New York Conference of Mayors has developed the Policing Reform and Reinvention webpage to provide members with additional tools and information on this subject matter.  CLICK HERE TO VIEW RESOURCES

AGREEMENT REACHED ON CANNABIS LEGISLATION: INCLUDES LOCAL CONTROL AND LOCAL REVENUE

VIEW UPDATE  (updated 3-31-21)

Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) VIRTUAL Training (4-15)

The program will consist of a one-hour overview of the statute, followed by 30 minutes of a question and answer period.
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2021 VIRTUAL Taking the Bench (Several dates available)

SESSION ONE: 4-14, 4-15, 4-16, 4-19
SESSION TWO: 6-24, 6-25
The Office of Court Administration is offering a Virtual Taking the Bench Certification Course for newly elected or appointed Town and Village Justices.
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CLICK HERE TO VIEW RESOURCES

VIEW AND DOWNLOAD PROGRAM

DEADLINE: FRIDAY, MAY 14TH

These awards are intended to showcase significant and innovative projects and programs undertaken by NYCOM member cities and villages that have improved quality-of-life, resulted in cost savings, established cooperative partnerships, created new or unique approaches to issues, and/or streamlined the delivery of services.

Winning submissions will be recognized by NYCOM, highlighted in an upcoming issue of the NYCOM Municipal Matters publication, and featured in the Best Practices section of the NYCOM website.

Questions regarding the program should be directed to Eileen Silva at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by phone at (518) 463-1185.

LGAA APPLICATION

Since August of 2020, NLC and other state and local groups and emergency management organizations have asked FEMA and Congress to increase the federal cost-share for the COVID-19 Emergency Major Disaster declarations to 100 percent.

 During his first week in office, President Biden issued a memorandum that increased FEMA's cost share to 100 percent federal. However, it was not clear if this adjustment would be retroactive. Today, the Biden Administration clarified that FEMA would be "retroactively reimbursing states fully for the FEMA-eligible services – including masks, gloves, emergency feeding actions, sheltering at-risk populations and mobilization of the National Guard - backdated to the beginning of the pandemic in January 2020."

 The revised memorandum states that FEMA shall provide a 100 percent Federal cost-share for all work eligible for assistance under Public Assistance Category B, pursuant to sections 403 (42 U.S.C. 5170b), 502 (42 U.S.C. 5192), and 503 (42 U.S.C. 5193) of the Stafford Act performed from January 20, 2020.

 Local governments should contact their state emergency management agencies and their regional FEMA offices to ensure they receive the full reimbursement for the cost-share adjustment.

Sneak Peak of NYCOM's Municipal Matters quarterly magazine (Vol. 4, No. 2):

• Advancing Racial Equity in Local Government
• Best Practices to AVOID Employment Litigation Related to COVID-19
• Are We There Yet? An Update on 5G and the Regulation of Small Wireless Facilities

Download NYCOM's Calendar of Dates

This RESOURCES section of the NYCOM website provides municipal leaders with numerous resources relating to the COVID-19 threat as well as information designed to help safeguard their communities.

The following NYCOM publications HANDBOOK FOR VILLAGE OFFICIALS  and HANDBOOK FOR ELECTED VILLAGE OFFICIALS have been updated to provide guidance concerning the operation of village government. This publication is illustrative of the hard-to-find answers that are available only through NYCOM for its members. 

Help Wanted:

• Deputy Treasurer, Village of Floral Park
• Police Car for Sale, Village of Greene
• Clerk-Treasurer, City of Port Jervis
• Town Comptroller, Town of Union
•  Deputy Commissioner of Public Works – Codes and Ordinances, Town of Union
• Assistant City Manager, City of Batavia
• Treasurer, Village of Croton-on-Hudson

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