Fall Training School Tentative Agenda
September 16-20, 2024 | The Saratoga Hilton

• 11:00 a.m.

  NYCOM Registration Desk Opens

• 1:00 p.m.

  First-Time Attendee Orientation

• 2:00 p.m.

  CONCURRENT SESSIONS

  • Overview of Governmental Accounting +#
  • NYSLRS: Reporting Elected and Appointed Officials +
  • Understanding Each Official's Role and Responsibilities: Local Government 101 *+#
  • From Policy to Practice: What's Next for Lead Service Line Replacement? *
• 3:30 p.m.

  CONCURRENT SESSIONS

  • Understanding Appropriated Fund Balance +
  • Municipal Finance Fundamentals +#
  • The Official Year, Taking Office and Filling Vacancies: Local Government 102 *+#
  • You Belong with Me: Women's Advisory Committee and Peer Mentoring
  • Protecting Your Municipality with Cyber Insurance
• 7:00 p.m.

  Welcome Reception-Style Dinner

• 8:30 p.m.

  Dessert and Entertainment

• 7:00 a.m.

  Breakfast at Your Host Hotel

• 8:00 a.m.

  Coffee with the NYCOM Staff

• 9:00 a.m.

  CONCURRENT SESSIONS

  • OSC IT Audit Findings +
  • Using Financial Reports to Analyze Financial Conditions +
  • The Clerk’s Responsibilities: An Overview and Panel Discussion +
  • Albany Update +
  • Tornado Warning: Steering Clear of Ethical Dilemmas *#
• 10:45 a.m.

  CONCURRENT SESSIONS

  • Duties and Responsibilities of the Chief Fiscal Officer +
  • Fraud Prevention and Detection +
  • FOIL: Everything You Need to Know About Processing Requests for Records *#
  • The Good, Bad and the Ugly: Labor Relations Update *#
  • State Funding for Cities and Villages #
• 12:00 p.m.
  • General Lunch
  • NYS Association of City & Village Clerks Luncheon and Annual Business Meeting
• 1:30 p.m.

  CONCURRENT SESSIONS

  • Finance Officers' Seminar
  • The Open Meeting's Law: The A to Z of Conducting Meetings *#
  • The State's Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) in a Nutshell *
  • Employee Discipline: How to Address Problematic Employees *
  • Building a Modern Municipal Website: Best Practices and Strategies
• 3:15 p.m.

  CONCURRENT SESSIONS

  • You Need to Calm Down: Adopting Municipal Policies and Procedures +*#
  • OSC Annual Financial Report (AFR) +
  • Local Regulatory Authority and the Process of Enacting Local Laws and Conducting Referenda *#
  • Embracing Artificial Intelligence (AI): Practical Uses for AI
  • Employment Practices Liability: Are You Doing Everything You Can To Avoid Being Sued? *
• Evening

  Dining Downtown on Your Own

• 7:00 a.m.

  Breakfast at Your Host Hotel

• 8:00 a.m.

  EARLY-RISER PLENARY
  The Clarity Compass

• 9:00 a.m.

  CONCURRENT SESSIONS

  • Accounting for Capital Projects +
  • Law and Order: Records Management  
  • Administering A Village Volunteer Fire Department: How Does This Work? *+
  • Debt Issuance by Local Governments: Current Issues and Common Questions *#
  • A Real Property Tax Primer +*
• 10:45 a.m.

  CONCURRENT SESSIONS

  • City and Village Audit Findings +
  • This is Why We Can't Have Nice Things: Understanding Competitive Bidding and Municipal Procurement *+#
  • Clarity-Driven Communication
  • Navigating Civil Service: Who Wrote These Rules? *#
  • Government Speech, Political Speech, Religious Entanglements: How to Not Run Afoul of the First Amendment *
• 12:00 p.m.

  Lunch

• 1:15 p.m.

  CONCURRENT SESSIONS

  • Avoiding the Fiscal Cliff: A Lesson in Budeting +#
  • Establishing and Accounting for Reserves +
  • The Solutions Lab: Addressing the Top Challenges Facing Villages and Cities
  • Finally Clean: Municipal Water and Sewer Administration *
  • Internal Investigations: How to Not Mess It Up *
  • Notary Exam: Find link to the study guide under 'Resources' 
• 7:00 p.m.

  "The Roaring '20s" Theme Party and Dinner

• 7:00 a.m.

  Breakfast at Your Host Hotel

• 9:00 a.m.

  CONCURRENT SESSIONS

  • Required Reporting to the Office of the State Comptroller +
  • Accounting and Reporting Update +
  • Vital Records: Local Registrar and Clerk Responsibilities for Births, Deaths, and Marriages 
  • Employee Handbooks: Why Bother? *#
  • NYCOM USA: Utility Audits and So Much More!
  • Dazed and Confused About Drug and Alcohol Testing? *
• 10:45 a.m.

  CONCURRENT SESSIONS

  • Multi-Year Planning with Tools +
  • Investing and Protecting Public Funds +#
  • The Little Law and Substantial Art of Taking Minutes *
  • Pro-Housing Communities: What Are They and Why it is Important for Obtaining State Grants
  • ARPA Funding Update - Getting Ready for 12/31/24 and Beyond
  • Retirement System Update +
• 12:00 p.m.
  • Lunch
  • NYS Society of Municipal Finance Officers Luncheon and Annual Business Meeting
• 1:30 p.m.

  CONCURRENT SESSIONS

  • Improving the Effectiveness of Claims Processing +
  • Ask the Auditors
  • Clerks' Seminar
  • Alternative Work Models: Is This Really The Future? *
• 3:00 p.m.

  PLENARY

  •  It's FAMILY FEUD! 
• 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