Education & Events

NYSAC’s Legislative Conference is held annually between January and mid-March in Albany, New York. The conference focuses on counties’ legislative priorities for the year as well as the most pressing issues impacting county governments in New York State. NYSAC’s 13 Standing Committees meet and vote on a slate of resolutions that guide the associations advocacy for the remainder of the year. The conference also hosts several meetings of NYSAC affiliate organizations and frequently features appearances from state elected officials including the Governor, Attorney General, Comptroller and State Legislators.

Unlike our Legislative Conference, which is held every year in Albany, the NYSAC Fall Seminar moves around the state, highlighting our member communities and featuring programming on local issues and initiatives. In addition to our customary content of multi-topic trainings, the Fall Seminar features the inauguration of a new NYSAC president, officers and board members and often includes special training certification programs on specialized topics.

Each year in May, NYSAC teams up with the NYS Comptroller, and the NYS Treasurers and Finance Officers Association, to host our annual County Finance School. The County Finance School offers 2 ½ days of specialized finance trainings that are tailored to the needs of county finance professionals, including budget officers, treasurers, comptrollers, finance directors, auditors, and real property tax directors and others. All workshops feature a 2.0 level of expertise on each subject and enable county budget and finance officials to earn up to 19 CPE credits.