• Thursday, February 6 (9:00 - 10:30 a.m.) | Village of Ravena (Village Municipal Building, 15 Mountian Road, Ravena, NY 12143)

Topics of Discussion: Article 18 of the General Municipal Law, Gifts, Nepotism, Use of Municipal Equipment, Local Ethics Codes and Ethics Boards.

Presented by: John A. Manini, NYCOM Counsel

Cost: There is no charge for this workshop, but we do ask that you confirm your attendance with Kris Biernacki, Deputy Clerk-Treasurer (518) 756-8233 or by This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

* NYCOM Elected Officials Academy (EOA) - The session qualifies for 1.5 elective credit hours.

Sponsored by: NYS Municipal Workers' Compensation Alliance

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LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES:
• Increase Unrestricted State Aid
• Enhance Funding for Water and Sewer Infrastructure
• Expand Highway Funding
• Amend the Newly Enacted Criminal Justice Reforms
• Limit the Application and Cost of the Prevailing Wage Mandate

Watch news conference from NYCOM's Legislative Priorities Meeting

This POLICY PAPER provides a summary of the 2019 criminal justice reforms, identifies the critical changes the legislation will have on the criminal justice system, and discusses the potential impacts the changes will have on cities and villages.

The federal Voting Rights Act (VRA) requires that language assistance be provided to voters in political subdivisions in which 5% of the voting population speak the same language and do not also speak English proficiently well to effectively participate in the election process.
Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester counties are covered by this requirement, and consequently, all villages in Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester counties must provide Spanish language assistance as well.

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Sneak Peak of NYCOM's Municipal Matters quarterly magazine (Vol. 3, No. 2):

• Keep Rolling! Attracting Film Productions to Your Community
• How to SPOT Five Tricky SPAM Emails
• Door-to-Door Peddlers and Solicitors: Is Your Local Regulation Constitutional?

The following document summarizes the status of bills of interest passed by both houses of the New York State Legislature in 2019. Organized by subject area, it includes only those initiatives that directly affect cities and villages, beginning with those that were included in the 2019-20 State Budget. 

DECEMBER 31, 2019

NYCOM is inviting all eighth-grade students currently enrolled in a school located in a city or village in New York State to participate in NYCOM's fourth annual essay contest addressing the topic, “If I Were Mayor, I Would ...."

CONTEST IS NOW OPEN | DEADLINE: MARCH 9TH