POTSDAM – The SUNY Potsdam Local Government Conference is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 15 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Kellas Hall, 44 Pierrepont Ave.

The conference will be a three-session, all-day format with lunch at the student union.

Registration fee is $35 for participants. $300 for vendor tables.

Registration link:  https://tinyurl.com/55edphew.

The tentative tracks for this year will include:

• ASSESSORS  - Approved for up to 6.0 CEU’s

1: Architecture Conditions, Style and Grade - Presenter, Robert Bick, SCA Assessor

2: Architecture Conditions, Style and Grade - Presenter, Robert Bick, SCA Assessor

3: Architecture Conditions, Style and Grade - Presenter, Robert Bick, SCA Assessor

• BOARD MEMBERS/BUDGET & FINANCE

1: Financing and Managing Capital Projects – Fiscal Advisors/Peggy Mousaw

2: Understanding the Role of the Board, Budgets  – NYS Association of Towns

3: FOIL – Kristin O’Neil, NYS Office for Open Government

• MUNICIPAL CLERKS

1: NYS Association of Towns

2: NYS Association of Towns                      

3: FOIL – Kristin O’Neil, NYS Office for Open Government

• PLANNING AND ZONING – Authorized for NYS Required Training Credits

1: Skills that Make Great Board Members – NYS Department of State Representative

2: Joint Boards: Options for Consolidating Review Boards – NYS Department of State Representative

3: Technological aids that help make your job easier – Jason Pfotenhauer and Preston Santimaw, St. Lawrence County Planning Office

• PUBLIC WORKS – Approved for up to 6.0 CEU’s

1: PFAS:  Emerging Water/Wastewater Contaminant

2: PFAS:  Removal/Destruction for Water and Wastewater

3: Water/Wastewater Hydrants

SUNY Potsdam President, Dr. Suzanne Smith, will provide a greeting at lunch.  It is anticipated that the NYS Association of Towns and the NYS Government Finance Officers Association will be in attendance.