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Municipal Leadership Training
Effective 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.
Who determines what kind of training a board member must receive? The governing body of each town, village, city or county determines (by resolution or a local law) what courses, training providers, and training formats are acceptable. Acceptable training can even vary for individual board members. LGt Annual Training Requirement Guidance More InfoDOS LGt Municipal Training Website NYS DOS Videos
Training Hosted by Washington County In-Person Training TBD
The trainings are FREE. Pre-registration is required. Participants are encouraged to register early. To register call Pamela at (518) 746-2294 or email [email protected]
Other Training Opportunities
Conferences
- 1/31/24 Saratoga County Annual Planning and Zoning Conference Saratoga Springs City Center $75 Saratoga County residents and businesses
- $90 Outside of Saratoga County
- $120 Late Registration (after January 12, 2024)
Adirondack Park Agency (APA) Municipal Training [APA website]
The APA offers community workshops for municipalities within the Adirondack Park. APA staff can conduct workshops on site review, visual assessments, project analysis and other subjects, in conjunction with the Department of State and other partners.
Webinar Trainings on Multiple Topics
- Southern Tier West Regional Planning & Development Board Trainings
- CDRPC 2002 Spring Planning & Zoning Webinar Series Archive
- NYCOM Planning & Zoning Webinars ($) (Member Access Only)
- State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) Basics Training (Note: This course does not provide in-service credit for code enforcement officers)
- [On Demand Webinar NYCOM Members] New York's Marijuana Legalization: What Does It Mean For Local Governments
- CDRPC Planning & Zoning Webinar Series on You Tube [On Demand Past Webinars]
- NYSDEC Hudson River Estuary Conservation and Land Use Team Wetland Webinar Series [On Demand Past Webinars]
- NYS Tug Hill Commission LGC Presentations
- NYS Tug Hill Commission Past Workshop Presentations
- U.S. Census Bureau: 2021 Data Summit Series [On Demand Past Webinars/& New] Catalog
- Hancock Estabrook 2022 Municipal Bootcamp Program [Multiple Dates]
- Duchess County NY Short Course Presentations [On Demand Webinar Recordings]
- Monroe County Land Use Decision-Making Training Courses [Online Courses Currently FREE]
- AOT Town Tea Virtual Webinars [On Demand Webinars & Transcripts]
Solar Specific Trainings & Resources
- NEW 5-Part Series! Perspectives on the Opportunities and Impacts of Solar Installation in Agricultural Areas [Oct-Nov 2023]
- Planning with Agrivoltaics in Mind Part 1: Preserving Agricultural in the Face of Growing Solar Development [Archived Webinar 1/5/23]
- Planning with Agrivoltaics in Mind Part 2: Overview of Agrivoltaics Cornell University [Archived Webinar 1/19/23]
- Planning with Agrivoltaics in Mind Part 3 Cornell University [Archived Webinar 2/2/23]
- Planning with Agrivoltaics in Mind Part 4: Q&A Cornell University [Archived Webinar 2/16/23]
- Solar Solar Development on New York Farmland: Assessing Trends & Advancing Research for Smart Solar American Farmland Trust [Archived Webinar 2023 ]
- Combined Photovoltaic and Agricultural Systems: Research, Methods & Applications in Agrivoltaics [Archived Webinar 2022 Hosted by AFT/Fraunhofer ISE]
- Cornell-Penn State Extension Solar Webinars [Archived Webinars]
- Large Scale Agrivoltaics; Solar Grazing on Utility Scale Solar Facilities in Western NY Part 1: Sheep Grazing
- United Solar Energy Supporters (USES) Webinars [Archived Webinars]
- CCE Oswego County: Farming in a Changing Climate, Implications of Solar Installations on Agricultural Land [Archived Webinar] Webinar Power Points 1 & 2
- NYSERA Clean Energy-Siting Technical Assistance Workshops [ Archived Webinars] Topics: Fire Safety, Zoning & Permitting, Decommissioning & End-of-Life Considerations, Taxation & Assessments
- The New York Planning Federation NYPF: Clean Energy Resource Page
More Land Use Training & Informational Opportunities
- AOT Certified Town Official Program
- Form-Based Code Institute (FBCI)
- Guidance for Planning Boards - 26 Best Practices
- Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
- Local Official's Guide to SEQR
- NYS SEQR 2020 Handbook
- NYS SEQR & SEQR Flow Chart
- Planners Web News & Information for Citizen Planners
- Robert's Rules of Order
- The Grantsmanship Center Guidance on the Writing of Grants @(Model.BulletStyle == CivicPlus.Entities.Modules.Layout.Enums.BulletStyle.Decimal ? "ol" : "ul")>
Other Educational & Informational Links
- Adirondacks Invasive Species Management Events & Resources
- Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability 2021 Seminars
- New York State Climate Smart Communities Webinars & Certification
- New York State Floodplain & Stormwater Managers Association
- New York State Office of Renewable Energy (ORES) Webinar Series @(Model.BulletStyle == CivicPlus.Entities.Modules.Layout.Enums.BulletStyle.Decimal ? "ol" : "ul")>
- NYS Association for Reduction, Reuse & Recycling Resource Page
- NYS Capital Region Invasive Species Management Event Calendar (PRISM)
- NYSERDA Technical Assistance & Workshops
- ReLeaf DEC Reg.5 (NYS Municipal Tree Program for Rural/Small Communities)
- United Solar Energy Supporters (USES) @(Model.BulletStyle == CivicPlus.Entities.Modules.Layout.Enums.BulletStyle.Decimal ? "ol" : "ul")>
- Preservation League of New York State @(Model.BulletStyle == CivicPlus.Entities.Modules.Layout.Enums.BulletStyle.Decimal ? "ol" : "ul")>