30th annual local government conference.

Overview
Registration
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Agenda
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​Exhibitors

session 1 presentations
​9:00 - 10:15 am

1. Grant Writing and Project Development 
   G&G Municipal Consulting and Grant Writing has been serving the municipal community since 2014. We specialize in grant writing/administration, low/moderate-income (LMI), median household income (MHI), & demographic surveys for municipalities among other consultant services. This presentation will focus on grant research, grant writing, and grant administration. Additional emphasis will be placed on making your municipality grant eligible and grant ready to improve your chances of successful funding. Finally, we will address grant administration and ways to improve faster receipt of funds.
2. Importance of Addressing Invasive Species 
   Invasive species cause harm – harm to our environment, harm to the economy, harm to human health, and sometimes, they’re just really annoying. This presentation will go over the negative impacts of some of our common, and not so common, invasive species, why it’s so important address them, and some general tools, strategies and resources for doing so. 
3. Dog Licensing & Dog Control
    Why do we need to license dogs? How will the new Animal Care Standards effect our local shelter and licensing? How can we streamline the process? 
4. Fiscal Oversight Responsibilities of the Town Board
   The governing board’s oversight role can touch virtually every aspect of a local government’s operations. This presentation will discuss some key functions including budget responsibilities, interim reporting, the audit of claims, and the annual audit requirements. We will also provide resources available to assist in these oversight activities.
5.  Pro-Housing Updates
   An in-depth session covering key updates and developments in the Pro-Housing Community Program. This presentation will provide a comprehensive program overview, explore the latest State of the State proposals, review program progress, and present the new recertification requirements. 
6. Basics of Onsight Water Treatment Systems
   Concepts covered in this training course include: the importance of wastewater treatment; New York State regulatory requirements and design criteria for onsite wastewater treatment systems; an overview of treatment processes in an onsite system; treatment and dispersal methods; and troubleshooting onsite wastewater treatment system failures. This presentation is targeted towards Code enforcement officers, public health sanitarians, design professionals, or anyone involved in the design, installation, inspection, or maintenance of onsite wastewater treatment systems.
7. The CourtRoom Update
   Summary Proceedings Updates
8. This presentation will cover updates to Real Property Law and Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law relating to summary proceedings.  This will include use of the new forms, and the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP). Also included will be judge recusals and disqualifications. (1 CJE Credit)