Local government researchers and policymakers from across New York State gathered at the Rockefeller Institute on March 14 for a one-day conference examining innovation and best practices in local governance. Presentation topics ranged from the consequences of New York’s property tax cap to records digitization and regulating ride-sharing companies in New York City.
Below, you’ll find the presentations and videos from each of the participants, as well as photos from the event.
PRESENTATIONS
Estimating Projected Sales Tax Revenues for County Budgets
Joshua Simons, The Benjamin Center, SUNY New Paltz // View Presentation
How Does Sharing Affect Service Expenditures? An Analysis of 20 Years of Cost Data
Austin M. Aldag and Mildred E. Warner, Cornell University // View Presentation
School District Fund Balances: The Law and the Reality
Adam Thumen, Office of the New York State Comptroller, Division of Local Government and School Accountability // View Presentation
User Fees and the New York State Local Government Property Tax Freeze
Kevin M. Bronner, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy, University at Albany // View Presentation
New York’s Property Tax Cap and the Achievement Gap Between Poor and Wealthy Districts
Lucy C. Sorensen, Youngsung Kim, and Moontae Hwang, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy, University at Albany // View Presentation
Aligning IT and Records: Utilizing Shared-Services in the Age of Digitization
Maureen Reynolds, Tompkins County // View Presentation
Regulating the Pay of Independent Contractor App-Dispatch FHV Drivers in New York City
James A. Parrott, Center for New York City Affairs, The New School // View Presentation
A Replicable and Innovative University-Community Partnership Model to Action Your Research
Deborah Gans and Terri Matthews, Town+Gown, New York City Department of Design and Construction // View Presentation
Progress Update: Combating Urban Blight in the Capital Region and Mohawk Valley – The Community Officials Data Exchange (C.O.D.E)
John Coluccio, Department of Utilities, City of Schenectady, and Meghan Cook, CTG-University at Albany // View Presentation
The Center for Governance at Clinton Community College (CCC): A North Country Experiment in Democracy, Our Creation and Future
Michael S. Cashman, Town of Plattsburgh, Christopher Drennan, Steven G. Frederick, and Thomas R. Mandeville, Clinton Community College
Managing Chaos – Helping Senior Officials Survive, and Thrive, During a Crisis
Terry Hastings, New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services // View Presentation
Protecting Rural Town Roads from Snow Plowing Demands
Philip Street, NYS Tug Hill Commission // View Presentation
Is Dillon Trumping Home Rule? Local Governments and the Rise of State Preemption
Carl Stenberg, University of North Carolina // View Presentation
Do Local Public Service Expenditures Have Lasting Effect on House Prices
Simin Mozayeni, SUNY New Paltz // View Presentation
PHOTOS
