Research and Practice in Progress Briefing on Local Government in New York 2019

Video and presentations now available from the 2019 Research and Practice in Progress Briefing on Local Government in New York

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