Winter Legislative Meeting 
AGENDA

• 2:00 p.m.

  NYCOM Registration Desk Opens

• 3:30 p.m.

  NYCOM POLICY COMMITTEE MEETINGS
  All attendees are encouraged to participate.

  • Government Operations and Community Development
  • Energy, Environment and Technology
    
  • Employee Relations and Public Safety
  • Finance
• 5:00 p.m.

  PLENARY SESSION

  • Briefing on Governor Hochul's Proposed State Budget #
    Speaker: Barbara Van Epps, NYCOM Executive Director
    
• 6:00 p.m.

  RECEPTION-STYLE DINNER
  Sponsored by NYMIR and Comp Alliance

• 7:00 a.m.

  Breakfast
  

• 7:30 a.m.

  NYCOM Registration Desk Opens

• 8:00 a.m.

  EARLY RISER ROUNDTABLES 

  • Women's Advisory Committee
    
  • New Officials Open Forum #
    
  • Sexual Harassment Prevention (will satisfy NYS's mandated training requirement)
    
• 9:00 a.m.

  GENERAL SESSION

  • State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli 
  • Senator Monica R. Martinez, Chair, Senate Local Government Committee 
  • Assemblyman Fred Thiele, Chair, Assembly Local Government Committee 
    
• 10:15 a.m.

  GENERAL SESSION

  • Understanding the Role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Local Government
    
• 11:15 a.m.

  CONCURRENT SESSIONS

  • Adult-Use Cannabis: Full Steam Ahead?
    
  • Navigating the Minefield of the Civil Service System
    
  • Grant and Funding Readiness: Preparing for Success
    
• 12:30 p.m.

  Lunch

  • Attorney General Letitia James
  • Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado

  Sponsored by Solar Liberty

• 1:45 p.m.

  CONCURRENT SESSIONS
  

  • Spotlight on Innovation: Success Stories from Across the State
    
  • Solar Energy Solutions 
    
  • Protests, Social Media and First Amendment Audits: How to Avoid First Amendment Pitfalls
    
• 3:15 p.m.

  CONCURRENT SESSIONS

  • Responding to Homelessness, Mental Health Issues and Substance Use Disorders in Our Communities
    
  • Best Practices for Hiring and Firing Employees 
  • Meeting the Standards: Ensuring Compliance with the Open Meetings Law
    
• 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

  NETWORKING RECEPTION

• 8:00 -9:30 a.m.

  NYCOM Registration Desk Open

• 8:30 -9:30 a.m.

  CONCURRENT SESSIONS
  

  • Labor Relations Update: What’s on Your Mind?
    
• 9:00 -10:00 a.m.

  • The State's Pro-Housing Communities Program: What it Means for Cities and Villages
    
• 9:30 -10:30 a.m.

  • Keeping Drinking Water Clean and Safe: A Discussion of Lead and PFAS