Local Government/​Community Assistance

Program Contact

Sarah Phearsdorf, Community Assistance Specialist
716-945-5301 Ext. 2200  sphearsdorf@southerntierwest.org

Southern Tier West's Local Government & Community Assistance Program assists municipal officials to enhance their skills and competencies through technical assistance and training programs. CAP Membership is designed to make it easy and cost-effective for you to participate in our activities.

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.  

2022 Corporate Sponsorship Letter and Registration Form
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  • CORPORATE SPONSOR - $1,000  
    At this level of participation you will receive:
  1. Advertisement and recognition in the Southern Tier West Annual Report
  2. Link to your website on Southern Tier West’s website homepage
  3. Advertisement and free exhibit space at Houghton 
 
  • CORPORATE SUPPORTER - $275
    ​At this level of participation you will receive:
  1. Advertisement and recognition in the Southern Tier West Annual Report
  2. Link to your website on Southern Tier West’s website homepage
  3. Advertisement and reduced exhibit price of $250 at Houghton 

Municipal Officials Training

  • February: Powers & Duties for Newly Elected & Incumbent Officials
  • June: Annual Local Government Conference at Houghton College
  • ​September/October: Fall Planning & Zoning Training
* Other training classes requested by local officials can be scheduled throughout the year. 

CAP Membership/Membership Services

Southern Tier West's Community Assistance Program (CAP) provides training, capacity building, skill development opportunities for local officials; building and hosting municipal websites, and records management to the region’s units of local government.

​(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 CAP MEMBERSHIP  $150
    Basic CAP Membership ($150) is required before you can purchase options listed below.

  • ​​​WEBSITE DESIGN USING MICROSOFT EXPRESSION WEB SOFTWARE $250
    ​Hosting and creation of a full municipal website using Microsoft Expression Web

  • ​WEBSITE MAINTENANCE FOR MICROSOFT EXPRESSION WEB SITE $150
    Yearly maintenance of your municipal website

    ​    ANNUAL WEBSITE MAINTENANCE FOR MICROSOFT EXPRESSION WEB SITE WITH DISCOUNT $60
  • Municipality will upload their own notices, agendas, board materials, budgets, forms & permits, laws, minutes, resolutions, and tax rolls using Compass Municipality Management
 

  • WEBSITE DESIGN USING WEEBLY SOFTWARE (Mobile-Friendly) $405
    reation of a full, mobile-friendly website built using Weebly
 
  • ​WEBSITE MAINTENANCE FOR WEEBLY SITE $305
    Yearly maintenance of your municipal website
 
  • ANNUAL WEBSITE MAINTENANCE FOR WEEBLY SITE WITH DISCOUNT $215
    Municipality will upload their own notices, agendas, board materials, budgets, forms & permits, laws, minutes, resolutions, and tax rolls using Compass Municipality Management
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  • RECORDS MANAGEMENT $200 PER DAY
    Hands-on assistance with records inventories; reorganization and disposal of municipal records

  • GIS SERVICES $50 PER HOUR
    Asset inventory (ex. signs, culverts, etc.); create and provide maps; host data-driven maps and 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)

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