Fall Training School Tentative Agenda

• 11:00 a.m.

  NYCOM Registration Desk Opens

• 1:00 p.m.
  • First-Time Attendee Orientation
• 2:00 p.m.

  CONCURRENT SESSIONS

  • Municipal Finance Fundamentals +#
  • Local Government 101: Understanding NY's System of Local Governments +*#
  • Fire Protection in New York +*#
  • Finding Your People: Women's Advisory Committee: Speed Mentoring and Networking
• 3:30 p.m.

  CONCURRENT SESSIONS

  • Back to Basics: Overview of Governmental Accounting +# 
  • Fiscal Oversight Responsibilities of the Governing Board +#
  • Mitigating Risk: Best Practices in Claims Auditing +
  • Local Government 102: An Overview of the Powers of the Chief Executive Officer and Local Governing Board +*#
  • Living in a Glass House: Municipal Ethics 101 +*#
• 7:00 p.m.

  Welcome Dinner

• 7:00 a.m.

  Breakfast at Your Host Hotel

• 8:00 a.m.
  • Association Updates: Mentoring and the IIMC
• 9:00 a.m.

  CONCURRENT SESSIONS

  • General Ledger Reconciliation: Aligning Books, Banks, and Balance Sheets +
  • Health Insurance Options for Retirees 
  • FOIL: Understanding the Basics & Dealing with the Growing Number of Voluminous Requests *#
  • Dawning of a New Era? Navigating New York's Civil Service Laws +*#
  • Albany Update +
• 10:45 a.m.

  CONCURRENT SESSIONS

  • Mastering the General Ledger: Accounting for Non-Accountants +
  • Fundamentals of Debt Issuance *#
  • Open Meetings Law: Everything You Need to Know *#
  • Employee Handbooks and Evaluations: Are They Necessary? +*
  • From Rates to Replacements: Managing Municipal Water and Sewer Systems +*#
• 12:00 p.m.
  • General Lunch
  • NYS Association of City & Village Clerks Luncheon and Annual Business Meeting
• 1:30 p.m.

  CONCURRENT SESSIONS

  • Municipal Finance Officers' Seminar #
  • What to Expect From an OSC IT Audit +
  • The Guardrails of Governance: Mandatory Policies and Strategic Best Practices +*#
  • Sustaining EMS in New York: A Simplified, Policy-Focused Perspective
  • Planning for Retirement
• 3:15 p.m.

  CONCURRENT SESSIONS

  • OSC Audit Findings: Cities and Villages +
  • Right on Target: Developing an Effective Fund Balance Policy +
  • Ballots and Canvassing and Reporting, Oh My! Navigating Village Elections +*
  • Beyond Bidding: Procurement Options for Cities and Villages #
  • Best Practices: Building a Culture of Safety #
• Evening

  Dining Downtown on Your Own

• 7:00 a.m.

  Breakfast at Your Host Hotel

• 8:00 a.m.
  • Navigating NYCOM's New Grants Dashboard
• 9:00 a.m.

  CONCURRENT SESSIONS

  • Duties and Responsibilities: Chief Fiscal Officer +
  • Required Reporting to OSC +
  • 10-Step Investment Management Process
  • Hiring Right: A Guide to Recruitment and Onboarding in the Public Sector *#
  • Protests, Political Signs and First Amendment +*#
  • AI: Policy Development #
• 10:45 a.m.

  CONCURRENT SESSIONS

  • Leveling Up Our Defense: Fraud Prevention and Detection +
  • Same Issue, Different Perspectives: Real Property Tax Administration +*
  • Everyone's a Records Manager #
  • Workplace Investigation 101 *#
  • Healthy Boundaries, Healthier Minds
• 12:00 p.m.

  Lunch

• 1:15 p.m.

  CONCURRENT SESSIONS

  • Accounting for Capital Projects +
  • Hot Topics in Real Property Tax Collection +*
  • Notary Exam: View Study Guide
  • Understanding Local Government Cybersecurity Risks and Requirements #
  • State Grant Funding for Cities and Villages #
  • The Modern Communicator: Strategies for Connecting with Your Community
• 6:00 p.m.

  Vendor Hall Stroll 

• 7:00 p.m.

  "A Day at the Races: Saratoga Springs" Theme Party and Dinner

• 7:00 a.m.

  Breakfast at Your Host Hotel

• 9:00 a.m.

  CONCURRENT SESSIONS

  • Beyond the Numbers: Using Financial Reports to Decode Your Financial Health +#
  • Local Laws and Referenda: Getting the Process Right +*#
  • Cable Franchising: Renewing Agreements in the Age of Streaming 
  • Code Enforcement: An Overview of the Law and Best Practices +*
  • Yes, in My Backyard! Partnering for Energy Infrastructure Build-Out Success
• 10:45 a.m.

  CONCURRENT SESSIONS

  • Navigating Budget Analysis and Review: Building a Better Budget +#
  • Automating Payables: Modernization for Public Officials
  • Before You Buy: Procurement Basics for Cities and Villages +*#
  • Where Does the Sidewalk End? Understanding Streets and the Municipal Right-of-Way +*
  • Intermunicipal Agreements: Sharing Services and Managing Risk
• 12:00 p.m.
  • Lunch
  • NYS Society of Municipal Finance Officers Luncheon and Annual Business Meeting
• 1:30 p.m.

  CONCURRENT SESSIONS

  • Reserve Judgement: Establishing and Accounting for Reserves +
  • OSC Annual Financial Report: Avoiding Common Errors +
  • Municipal Clerks' Seminar
  • The 2026 Wild West Show: Labor Relations Update +*#
• 3:00 p.m.

  PLENARY

  •  Municipal Boot Camp! Can You Handle the Truth?
• 6:00 p.m.

  Reception

• 7:00 p.m.

  Annual Banquet and Awards Dinner

• 7:00 a.m.

  Conference Concludes:  Breakfast at Your Host Hotel