RECORDED WEBINARS

The recording and materials from each NYCOM webinar are available for $25 for NYCOM members (excluding the Boot Camp Module webinars which are free).  For more information regarding the purchase of webinars and materials, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. of the NYCOM office at (518) 463-1185.

WEBINARS AND RELATED MATERIALS AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE:

  •     ARPA

    • UPDATES ON ARPA REPORTING REQUIREMENTS (recorded 4-4-23) | Speaker: David Bissember, NYCOM Legislative and Research Analyst

        Planning and Zoning

    • PARKING: HOW IT IMPACTS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & HOW TO DO IT RIGHT (recored 12-17-24) | Speaker: Wade Beltramo, NYCOM General Counsel
    • ETHICS FOR ZBA AND PLANNING BOARD PROCEEDINGS (recorded 12-10-24) | Speaker: Wade Beltramo, NYCOM General Counsel
    • UNDERSTANDING ARTICLE 78: DRAFTING DECISIONS THAT WILL WITHSTAND A LEGAL CHALLENGE (recorded 12-3-24) | Speaker: Wade Beltramo, NYCOM General Counsel
    • THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW (recorded 11-19-24) | Speaker: Wade Beltramo, NYCOM General Counsel
    • THE STATE'S NEWLY PROMULGATED CANNABIS REGULATIONS: WHAT THEY MEAN FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS (recorded 12-21-23) | Speaker: Wade Beltramo, NYCOM General Counsel
    • PRE-EXISITING NONCONFORMING USES: UNDERSTANDING VESTED RIGHTS & WHAT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS CAN DO TO REGULATE THEM (recorded 12-14-23) | Speaker: Wade Beltramo, NYCOM General Counsel
    • SEQRA - DEMYSTIFYING THE STATE'S ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS (recorded 12-7-23) | Speaker: Wade Beltramo, NYCOM General Counsel
    • PLANNING AND ZONING PRIMER (recorded 11-30-23) | Speaker: Wade Beltramo, NYCOM General Counsel
    • DEALING WITH AIRBNB PERMISSIBLE AND IMPERMISSIBLE LOCAL GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS OF SHORT TERM RENTALS (recorded 12-8-22) | Speaker: Wade Beltramo, NYCOM General Counsel
    • PLANNING AND ZONING FUNDAMENTALS AS HIGHLIGHTED BY RECENT COURT CASES (recorded 12-1-22) | Speaker: Rebecca Ruscito, NYCOM Counsel

      Village Elections

    • NYCOM VILLAGE ELECTIONS "OFFICE HOURS" WEBINAR (recorded 6-9-26) | Speaker: Rebecca Ruscito, NYCOM Counsel
    • TO SERVE AND INSPECT: ELECTION DAY GUIDANCE FOR VILLAGE ELECTION INSPECTORS (recorded 2-20-25) | Speaker: Rebecca Ruscito, NYCOM Counsel
    • VILLAGE ELECTIONS PART II (recorded 11-20-24) | Speaker: Rebecca Ruscito, NYCOM Counsel
    • VILLAGE ELECTIONS PART I (recorded 11-13-24) | Speaker: Rebecca Ruscito, NYCOM Counsel

         Water Quality and Management

    • PREPARING FOR PFAS - ENSURING COMPLIANCE IN A CHANGING REGULATORY LANDSCAPE (recorded 8-6-26)
    • TURNING THE TIDE: ENERGY SOLUTIONS FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES WITH OPTERRA ENERGY SERVICES (recorded 4-22-26)
    • WASTEWATER CYBERSECURITY AND RELATED REGULATIONS (recorded 4-2-26)
    • NYCOM'S WETLAND REGULATIONS (recorded 7-23-25) | Presenter: NYSDEC's Krista Spohr, Environmental Program Specialist, Bureau of Ecosystem Health
    • NYCOM'S MANAGING HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS (recorded 7-16-25) with NYSDEC
    • NYCOM'S AFTER THE FLUSH (recorded 6-25-25) with NYWEA
    • NYCOM'S WHAT'S IN THE WATER? (recorded 6-11-25) | Presenter: Ken Sansone, Senior Partner, SL Environmental
    • NYSDEC WQIP WEBINAR (recorded 6-9-25) | Presented by NYSDEC
    • WATER QUALITY: ENSURING CLEAN WATER AND FINANCING SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS (recorded 3-27-24) | Presenters: Kristine L. Wheeler, P.E., Director, Dept. of Health Bureau of Water Supply Protection
    • WATERSHED RULES AND REGULATIONS: PROTECTING DRINKING WATER SOURCES (recorded 3-13-24) | Presenters: Mayor James N. Giannettino, Jr. - City of Auburn; Dan Shapley, Senior Director Advocacy, Policy & Planning - Riverkeeper
    • IT'S ALL CONNECTED: STORM WATER MANAGEMENT AND UNDERSTANDING THE MS4 GENERAL PERMIT (recorded 3-6-24) | Speakers: Christina Chiappetta and Katherine Czajkowski, Division of Water – NYS Department of Environmental Conservation

      Women's Advisory Committee

    • THE POWER OF PARITY: BUILDING A RESILIENT POLICE WORKFORCE THROUGH THE 30X30 INITIATIVE (recorded 3-25-26) | Speakers: Maureen “Mo” McGough, co-founder of the 30x30 Initiative, Dr. Tanya Meisenholder, Director of Police Research at the NYU School of Law and former New York City Police Department Deputy Commissioner, and Brendan Cox, Chief of Police for the Albany Police Department
    • REDEFINING ROLES: SPOTLIGHTING WOMEN in LOCAL GOVERNMENT WEBINAR (recorded 10-23-24) | Speakers: Carolina Fonseca, Commissioner, Department of Planning and Development, City of Yonkers; Meagan Leppicello, Building Inspector/Assessor, Village of Saltaire and Miranda Robinson, Water Department Engineer, Town of Skaneateles and formerly Village of Skaneateles Water Engineer, and Julie McKinnon, Fire Department Apparatus Driver and Line Officer, Village of Hastings-on-Hudson 
    • LEADING LOCALLY: CELEBRATING HOW WOMEN SHAPE DEMOCRACY FROM THE GROUND UP - A WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH WEBINAR (recorded 3-7-24) | Speaker: Ambassador Nina Hachigian
    • ENGAGING THE YOUTH IN YOUR COMMUNITY (recorded 10-24-23) | Speakers: Mayor Nicola Armacost, Village of Hastings-on-Hudson and Melina Carnicelli, President and Founder of 1st Amendment 1st Vote
    • THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT - WHAT COMES NEXT? (recorded 3-30-23) |Speakers: Assemblymember Rebecca A. Seawright, Kaelyn Gustafson, Associate at Friedman Kaplan Seiler Adelman & Robbins and Rebecca Ruscito, NYCOM Counsel

       Miscellaneous

    • NYCOM & NYS OCA COURT FACILITIES CAPITAL PLANNING BRIEFING FOR CITY LEADERS (recorded 7-21-26) Presented by Brian Coffin, NYCOM Legislative Director and Panagiota Hyde Esq., Capital Planning Attorney
      LOCAL GOVERNMENT WEBSITE ADA COMPLIANCE
      (recorded 4-30-26)
      | Presented by Wade Beltramo, NYCOM General Counsel
    • PREVENTING PHISHING ATTACKS AND ACH FRAUD IN NYS CITY AND VILLAGE GOVERNMENTS (recorded 4-21-26) | Presented by the NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES)
    • NYCOM “DID YOU KNOW?” LUNCH & LEARN SERIES WEBINAR: COMPANION ANIMAL CARE STANDARDS ACT FOR SHELTERS AND RESCUES AND THE COMPANION ANIMAL CAPITAL FUND (Recorded 8-20-25) | Presenter: Libby Post, Executive Director of New York State Animal Protection Federation
    • NYCOM “DID YOU KNOW?” LUNCH & LEARN SERIES WEBINAR: ALBANY UPDATE ON 2025-26 ADOPTED STATE BUDGET (Recorded 5-22-25) | Presenter: Brian Coffin, NYCOM Legislative Director
    • NYCOM “DID YOU KNOW?” LUNCH & LEARN SERIES WEBINAR: THE NEW LOCAL GOVERNMENT WEBSITE REQUIREMENT (recorded 5-15-25) | Presenter: Wade Beltramo, NYCOM General Counsel
    • NYCOM "DID YOU KNOW?" LUNCH & LEARN SERIES MUNICIPAL HOME RULE REQUESTS IN NEW YORK (recorded 4-3-25) | Presenter: Brian Coffin, NYCOM Legislative Director
    • FIRST AMENDMENT AUDITS: WHAT TO DO WHEN THE VIDEO CAMERA ARRIVES (recorded 9-21-22) | Speaker: Wade Beltramo, NYCOM General Counsel
    • DON'T FORGET TO UNMUTE: UNDERSTANDING THE NEW VIDEOCONFERENCING REQUIREMENTS OF THE OML (recorded 6-15-22) | Speaker: Rebecca Ruscito, NYCOM Counsel
    • ADOPTING LOCAL LAWS AND CONDUCTING REFERENDA (recorded 6-24-21) | Speaker: Rebecca Ruscito, NYCOM Counsel
    • GRANTS: THE PURSUIT OF PUBLIC FUNDING THROUGH THE STATE'S CFA PROCESS (recorded 5-6-21) | Speaker: Jim Thatcher, Manager, Community Development, C.T. Male Associates