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Voting is one of our most important rights and responsibilities, enabling citizens to have a voice in our government and engage in the democratic process of electing local, state, and federal representatives.

NYSAC submitted testimony to a joint Senate and Assembly hearing to examine recycling-related issues.

This week at the 2019 Fall Seminar we are looking at a series of workshops that focus on public safety.

Below are some of the resources that governments and associations have made available to raise opioid addiction awareness and boost prevention efforts across the state and nation.

The NYSAC Fall Seminar brings you training from experts in the public policy areas impacting our counties. 

This NYSAC report, released in 2019, provides a snapshot of county sales tax activity between 2000 and 2017.

The enacted 2017-18 New York State Budget included language to raise the age of criminal responsibility. This newly enacted legislation includes statutory amendments that create a new Adolescent Offender (AO) classification, establishes a new Youth Part in the Superior Court, and requires all misdemeanor cases, except for Vehicle and Traffic Law (VTL) misdemeanors, to be heard in Family Court.

These are the top 10 reasons to attend NYSAC's 2019 Fall Seminar.

In New York State, our 9-1-1 systems have evolved with these technologies in order to continue dispatching emergency response services to citizens across the state. The administration and costs for the 9-1-1 program have evolved as well, from an initial function of the state police, to being county-operated and funded responsibility. 

Here are some of NY counties major revenue sources and forms or income.