The Greene County Department Economic Development, Tourism
Training for Planning Officials presented by NYS Department of State in cooperation with Greene County Economic Development, Tourism & Planning and Columbia County Planning/Economic Development Wednesday May 27th 2015 Greene County Emergency Services Training Center, 25 Volunteer Drive, Cairo (For directions, go to www.mapquest.com and enter 25 Volunteer Drive, Cairo, NY) Session I: Local Government Organization and Roles of Public Officers Wednesday May 27th - 4:00 to 5:30p.m. Members of city councils, town boards, and village boards of trustees have an assortment of powers and responsibilities. This course first reviews the organization of local government—towns, cities, villages, counties, and several other special units of government. The various roles of the three branches of government examined include their legislative powers; the executive/administrative duties of elected officials, and many day-to-day operations. The course also touches on a few topics that all public officers should know about—qualifications for office, oaths of office, undertaking, codes of ethics, financial disclosure statements, defense and indemnification, and incompatibilities of office. Code Enforcement Officers may receive 1 hour of In-Service Credit. Session II: Wind Energy Regulation Wednesday May 27th - 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. This session addresses the adoption of local laws to regulate wind energy systems—from modest residential and agricultural systems to large-scale commercial wind farms. Environmental, aesthetic, and other issues of interest to local governments are also discussed, along with applicable state and federal regulations relating to wind energy systems. Session III: Solar Energy Regulation Wednesday May 27th - 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. This course addresses the authority of local governments to regulate photovoltaic solar energy systems— from modest residential and agricultural systems to large-scale institutional and commercial solar arrays and sun farms. Environmental and economic benefits and aesthetic challenges are discussed, and tools to allow for the installation of solar arrays, such as the New York State Unified Solar Permit, and regulate their impacts on surroundings, are provided. There is no fee to attend the sessions. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Training for Planning Officials presented by NYS Department of State in cooperation with Greene County Economic Development, Tourism & Planning and Columbia County Planning/Economic Development Registration Form I plan on attending sessions on: ____ ____ ____ Session I: Public Officers - Wednesday May 27th - 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. Session II: : Wind Energy Regulation -Wednesday May 27th - 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. Session III: Solar Energy Regulation - Wednesday May 27th - 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Name: ___________________________________________________________________________ Address: _________________________________________________________________________ Municipality: _____________________________________________________________________ Official Position: __________________________________________________________________ Phone: ______________________ Email: ____________________________ Please Email, Fax or Mail registrations by May 22, 2015 to: Greene County Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Planning 411 Main Street Catskill, NY 12414 Phone: 518-719-3290 Fax: 518-719-3789 Email: [email protected]
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