Collaboration between

and among school

districts and local

governments is key in

finding new, expanded

and improved ways to

efficiently share services.

This summit is an

opportunity for you to

engage with school

district, county, city,

village and town leaders

from across the state to

explore shared services,

share success stories, and

learn how to create more

efficiencies for our

taxpaying communities.

Complimentary for all municipal and school board association members.

GRACE UNDER PRESSURE:INNOVATION IN A TIME OF

FORCED EFFICIENCIES

Municipal Innovation Exchange Summit

June 17, 2014 • Troy, NYHUDSON VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Maureen Stapleton Theatre in the Siek Campus Center

9 a.m. • Registration 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. • Program

Lunch included

To register visit www.nysac.org or call 518-465-1473

The RSVP contact NYSAC 518-465-1473; tthomas@nysac.org540 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207

HUDSON VALLEY

COMMUNITY

COLLEGE

Maureen Stapleton

Theatre in the

Siek Campus Center

(N-Lot for Parking)

Troy, NY 12180

June 17, 2014

GRACE UNDER PRESSURE:INNOVATION IN A TIME OF FORCED EFFICIENCIESAGENDA Municipal Innovation Exchange Summit9:15 – 9:45 a.m. Registration _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9:45 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks

• DREW MATONAK, President, HVCC • HON. DAN McCOY, Albany County Executive

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10 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. The Municipal Innovation ExchangeLeaders from four state associations that represent school boards, counties, cities, villages and towns will discuss the Municipal Innovation eXchange (MIX) as a way to expand ongoing efforts to share and consolidate services at the local level.

• STEPHEN ACQUARIO, Executive Director, New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC)• PETER BAYNES, Executive Director, New York Conference of Mayors (NYCOM)

• GERRY GEIST, Executive Director, Association of Towns of the State of New York (AOT) • TIMOTHY KREMER, Executive Director, New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA)

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10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Local Government RoundtableHear about innovations and shared service projects happening at the local government level in the Capital Region. Learn about key success factors and the barriers that need to be overcome.

• HON. KATHLEEN JIMINO, County Executive, Rensselaer County • HON. GARY R. McCARTHY, Mayor, City of Schenectady

• HON. PAULA MAHAN, Supervisor, Town of Colonie • HON. ELLEN McNULTY RYAN, Mayor, Village of Green Island

• MS. LYNNE LENHARDT, President, NYSSBA and member of Bethlehem Central School Board _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Fostering Collaboration

The Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CREEO) at SUNY New Paltz conducts studies on topics of regional interest, brings visibility and focus to these matters, fosters communities working together to better serve citizenry, and advances public interest in communities across the greater Hudson Valley. Examples from recently completed or ongoing studies will be discussed.

• DR. GERALD BENJAMIN, Director of CREEO, SUNY New Paltz _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Discussion Lunch _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Shared Services in New York State

Get an overview of the issue brief: “Shared Services in New York State: A Reform That Works.” Hear how New York towns, counties, villages, cities and school districts have collaborated in the delivery of public services including the barriers and motivators to such service sharing.

• DR. JOHN SIPPLE, Associate Professor of Sociology, Cornell University _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Community-Based Model of Innovation

This session will use the Schodack Central School District as a case study in creating partnerships for incubator and job creation ventures, a dual-use library, shared intermunicipal services and communi-ty-focused resource allocation.

• ROBERT HORAN, Superintendent, Schodack Central School District • BENJAMIN SYDEN, AICP, Director of Planning and Community Development, Laberge Group

Municipal Innovation Exchange Summit • June 17, 2014 • HUDSON VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Troy, NY

GRACE UNDER PRESSURE

The RSVP contact NYSAC • 518-465-1473 • 540 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207HUDSON VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Maureen Stapleton Theatre, Troy, NY 12180 • June 17, 2014

Email Registration Form to tthomas@nysac.org.

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Registration Deadline: June 12, 2014. This event is complimentary for all municipal association members.