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Municipal Leadership Training
ffective January 1, 2007 (Chapter 662 of the laws of 2006) the New York State Legislature amended the General Municipal Law, Town Law, General City Law and Village Law to require four (4) hours per year of training for each member of a local Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals, including the county planning board. Time spent in training in excess of four hours per year may be carried over to subsequent years.
DOS LGt Municipal Training Website
Local Government Training Webinar Series Scroll to Training Schedule
- May 13 Genesee-Finger Lakes Regional Commission Local Government Conference Register
- May 18 Franklin County Planning & Zoning Workshop Contact County
- May 23 Fulton-Montgomery Co. Planning & Zoning Workshop Contact County Planning
- June 2 Dutchess County Planning & Zoning Webinar Register
- June 9 Southern Tier West Local Government Conference Register
- June 14 Dutchess County Opportunities in Renewable Energy Training Series Register
- June 23 Greene County Planning & Zoning Workshop Contact County Planning
- June 29 Orleans County Planning & Zoning Workshop Contact County Planning
DOS LGt is offering online training by municipality on request. If interested please contact Washington County Planning to discuss topics of interest and to schedule a training - plandi@washingtoncountyny.gov or (518)746-2290
Adirondack Park Agency (APA) Municipal Training [APA website]
The APA offers community workshops for municipalities within the Adirondack Park. APA staff can conduct workshops on site review, visual assessments, project analysis and other subjects, in conjunction with the Department of State and other partners.
Conferences & Training Opportunities
Conferences
April 19, 2022 31st Annual Local Government Conference Hosted by NYS Tug Hill CommissionMay 4-6 2022 NYCOM Annual Convention Sagamore Hotel
June 9, 2022 27th Annual Local Government Conference Hosted by Southern Tier West Regional Planning & Development Board
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Training Hosted by Washington County
Trainings are FREE : Pre-registration is required. Participants are encouraged they register early. Upcoming Virtual Training
TBD
Webinar Trainings
- Virtual CDRPC 2002 Spring Planning & Zoning Webinar Series Wednesdays 1PM - $
- Virtual (On Demand) NYCOM Planning & Zoning Webinars ($) (Member Access Only)
- Virtual [On Demand] State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) Basics Training (Note: This course does not provide in-service credit for code enforcement officers)
- Virtual [Upcoming & Archived Training] Southern Tier West Regional Planning & Development Board Trainings
- Virtual [On Demand Webinar NYCOM Members] New York's Marijuana Legalization: What Does It Mean For Local Governments
- Virtual CDRPC Planning & Zoning Webinar Series on You Tube [On Demand Past Webinars]
- Virtual NYSDEC Hudson River Estuary Conservation and Land Use Team Wetland Webinar Series [On Demand Past Webinars]
- Virtual NYS Tug Hill Commission Local Government Conference Presentation Archive
- Virtual U.S. Census Bureau: 2021 Data Summit Series [On Demand Past Webinars/& New] Catalog
- Virtual Hancock Estabrook 2022 Municipal Bootcamp Program [Multiple Dates]
Solar Specific Trainings
- NEW 1/20/22 Virtual Large Scale Agrivoltaics; Solar Grazing on Utility Scale Solar Facilities in Western NY Part 1: Sheep Grazing
- Virtual Special Use Permits, County Planning Board Zoning Referral Process and Operations & Maintenance Plans Training
- Virtual United Solar Energy Supporters (USES) Webinars [On Demand Past Webinars]
- Virtual CCE Oswego County: Farming in a Changing Climate, Implications of Solar Installations on Agricultural Land [On Demand Past Webinar] Webinar Power Points 1 & 2
- Virtual NYSERDA Series on Battery Energy Storage Systems for Solar [On Demand Past Webinars] Topics: Fire Safety, Zoning & Permitting, Decommissioning & End-of-Life Considerations, Taxation & Assessments
- The New York Planning Federation NYPF: Clean Energy Resource Page
