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County Leaders to Hold Friday News Conference in Syracuse
Administrators and Managers will address budgetary challenges facing counties
December 9, 2009
New York State’s county administrators and managers will convene in Syracuse on Friday, December 11, 2009 to develop a strategy for addressing common concerns facing upstate communities.
The local leaders will hold a media availability following the meeting to discuss the fiscal challenges facing counties as they close out the 2009 fiscal years and implement 2010 spending plans.
Among the topics they will address include:
- Delayed reimbursement for state programs and services delivered by counties,
- Sales tax revenue and the need for reforms in the state’s sales tax process,
- Calling for the state to take fiscal responsibility for mandated programs, and
- A comprehensive economic development strategy for keeping and creating jobs in Upstate communities.
When: Friday, December 11, 2009 at 12:30 p.m.
Where: Embassy Suites Syracuse
6646 Old Collamer Road
East Syracuse, New York 13057
Who: The New York State Association of County Administrators and Managers, representing 33 counties across Upstate New York.
The New York State Association of Counties is a bipartisan municipal association serving all 62 counties of New York State including the City of New York. Organized in 1925, NYSAC’s mission is to represent, educate and advocate for member counties and the thousands of elected and appointed county officials who serve the public.
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