Collaboration between

and among school

districts and local
governments is key in
fnding new, expanded
and improved ways to
effciently 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
effciencies 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, NY
HUDSON 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.org
540 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 EFFICIENCIES
AGENDA Municipal Innovation Exchange Summit
9:15 9:45 a.m. Registration
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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 Exchange
Leaders 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 Roundtable
Hear 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
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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
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12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Discussion Lunch
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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
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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 12207
HUDSON 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.