Annual Meeting Tentative Agenda

• 12:00 p.m.

  NYCOM Registration Desk Opens

• 2:30 p.m.

  POLICY COMMITTEE MEETINGS
  (all registrants are encouraged to attend)

  • Finance: Keeping Your Money Safe Amid Economic Uncertainty
  • Government Operations and Community Development: How the New York State Homes and Community Renewal Agency Can Help Your Main Street
  • Employee Relations and Public Safety: The Volunteer Fire Service Needs You!
  • Energy and Environment: Discussion of PFAS
• 4:00 p.m.

  CONCURRENT SESSIONS

  • Navigating Choppy Waters: Ethics for Local Government Officials
  • Albany Update
  • Boosting Municipalities Through Tourism: Empowering Cities and Villages with Data and Economic Growth
  • The Americans with Disabilities Act - What Local Officials Need to Know and Do
• 6:30 p.m.

  • WELCOME RECEPTION DINNER
• 8:00 p.m.

  • ENTERTAINMENT (in Main Hotel)

• 7:30 a.m.

  NYCOM Registration Desk Opens

• 8:00 a.m.

  EARLY RISER ROUNDTABLES

  • Challenges and Solutions: An Open Forum for Local Leaders
  • College Communities Roundtable
• 9:15 a.m.

  ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING

  AWARDS PRESENTATIONS

  • Elected Officials Academy Graduates
  • NYCOM Local Government Achievement Awards
  • NYMIR Risk Management Award
  • Comp Alliance Leadership Award
• 9:45 a.m.

  KEYNOTE
  Ian M. Coyle
  Mental Health, Mindfulness and Resilience: Mindset Shifts for New York’s Local Government Leaders

• 11:15 a.m.

  CONCURRENT SESSIONS

  • What Do You Mean I Can’t Do That? A Primer for Cities and Villages
  • How Local Governments are Leading on Housing
  • State Funding Opportunities for Cities and Villages
  • Leading By Example: Ensuring Pay Equity Among Municipal Employees
• 12:30 p.m.

  LUNCH

• 2:00 p.m.

  CONCURRENT SESSIONS

  • You’re Hired: Understanding the Civil Service Process
  • Main Street in a Post-Pandemic World
  • Civility in a Time of Hate, Extremism and Discrimination
  • Water Quality and Protection: What You Need to Know and How to Provide It
• 3:30 p.m.

  CONCURRENT SESSIONS

  • Cannabis Update - Preparing for the Impending Sale of Cannabis in Your Community
  • Developing EV Infrastructure in Your Communities
  • Bridging the Gap in a Multigenerational Workforce
  • NYCOM's Value-Added Programs
• 5:45 p.m.

  PRESIDENT'S RECEPTION

• 7:00 p.m.

  • ANNUAL BANQUET AND INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS
  • FIREWORKS

• 8:00 a.m.

  NYCOM Registration Desk Opens

• 8:30 a.m.

  EARLY RISER ROUNDTABLES

  • Women's Advisory Committee - Speed Mentoring
  • Roundtable on Recruiting and Retaining Municipal Employees
• 9:45 a.m.

  CONCURRENT SESSIONS

  • Zoning's Impact on Housing
  • Running Effective Meetings
  • Yes, It Really Is Public Information: Managing FOIL and Personnel Records