Local Government/​Community Assistance

STW's Local Government & Community Assistance Program assists municipal officials to enhance their skills and competencies through technical assistance and training programs.

Technical Assistance

​​Technical Assistance takes us in many directions; from providing contacts or publications, to assisting with issues, giving hands-on assistance, and talking/meeting with municipal officials

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Training

Training is provided yearly

• February - Powers & Duties of Newly Elected Officials
• May/June - Annual Local Government Conference
• September/October/November - Fall Planning & Zoning Training
  
  

   Other training classes requested by local officials can be scheduled throughout the year. 

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Services thru CAP Membership

Community Assistance Program (CAP) Membership is offered to local governments within Allegany, Cattaraugus, and Chautauqua Counties.  You can obtain the following services through CAP Membership:
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• BASIC MEMBERSHIP $150
  Web domain name with listing of local officials; $10 discount to all STW Training programs
  
  
• BASIC MEMBERSHIP AND WEBSITE DESIGN $400
  Hosting and creation of municipal website; $10 discount to all STW Training programs 
  
  
• BASIC MEMBERSHIP AND WEBSITE MAINTENANCE $300
  Yearly maintenance of your municipal website; $10 discount to all STW Training programs
  
  
• BASIC MEMBERSHIP AND WEBSITE THRU WEEBLY $455
  Mobile-friendly website created thru Weebly and yearly maintenance; $10 discount to all STW Training programs
  
  
• RECORDS MANAGEMENT $200 PER DAY
  Hands-on assistance with records inventories, reorganization and disposal of municipal records; inclusion into the records management grant submitted yearly to NYS Archives 
  
  
• GIS SERVICES $50 PER HOUR
  Asset inventory (ex. signs, culverts, etc.); create and provide maps, host data-driven maps, host data layers (ex. streets, boundaries, etc.)
  
  
• CEMETERY DATA COLLECTION .20 PER HEADSTONE
  GPS coordinates of each headstone are collected
  
  
• DRONE SERVICES $50 PER HOUR
  Aerial photography and mapping, erosion control mapping (creeks, streams, lakes)

2019 CAP Members

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Corporate Sponsorship

   Corporate Sponsorship is offered to our local businesses allowing them to partnership with STW, enabling them to market their products and services to local governments face-to-face.  

CORPORATE SPONSOR - $1,000.00    
At this level of participation you will receive:

• free reservation to exhibit at Southern Tier West’s Annual Local Government Conference being held this year on June 9, 2020 at Houghton College
• three (3) free registrations to the Annual Local Government Conference 
• advertisement/recognition in Southern Tier West’s publications, which include the Conference Registration Brochure, Conference Booklet, and the Southern Tier West Annual Report
• full-color business card included in Conference packets
• a link to your website on Southern Tier West’s website homepage

CORPORATE SUPPORTER - $275.00
​At this level of participation you will receive:

• ​reduced Exhibitor price of $250 at Southern Tier West’s Annual Local Government Conference
• advertisement/recognition in Southern Tier West’s publications, which include the Conference Registration Brochure, Conference Booklet, and the Southern Tier West Annual Report
• full-color business card included in Conference packets
• a link to your website on Southern Tier West’s website homepage 

For more information contact:
Sarah Phearsdorf
Community Assistance Specialist
716-945-5301 Ext. 2200
sphearsdorf@southerntierwest.org

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