Announcement/News 

Current Articles

• Executive Order 172 
• Prepayment of Real Property Taxes 
• Taking the Bench Certification Program - Dec 11-16 
• Latest Press Release on Tax Reform 
• Political Update on Tax Reform 
• Consequences of partial elimination of SALT deduction 
• Free Ethics Training – Dutchess County 11/30 
• NYS Muni Associations Respond to Congressional Budget Bill Vote 
• AOT Leadership Votes to Support Ballot Prop. 3 
• State Training on Zombie Property Laws 
• New York Farmland Protection Forums 
• Advertise in Our Bi-monthly Magazine 
• AOT Response to Governor’s Continued Assault on Local Government 
• 2017 Survey on Local Government Fiscal Stress now on line 
• Countywide Shared Service Mandate PowerPoint (PDF) 
• Countywide Shared Services Plan Memos 
• Our 2017 Annual Meeting photos are on Flickr!! 
• AOT Statement on final NYS Budget 
• 3/29 Joint AOT NYCOM Release on Efficiency Plan Mandate 
• AOT Briefing Sheet on Efficiency Plan Mandate 
• NYSTCA’s Call for Action on State Budget Measure 
• NYSDEC video on Oak Wilt Prevention 
• NYS Ag Grants for Farmland Protection Implementation 3/9 
• Letters to All Towns & 2018 AIM 
• Remembering Bob Giza 
• 2017 Budget Testimony 
• Call to Action – Cuomo's Continued Assault on Local Government 
• NYS Abandoned Home Hotline Number 
• State Announces $3 Million in E-Waste Recycling Grants 
• Webinar on the State’s $20 million MCEC grant - 12/7 & 12/8 
• Brownfield Grant Writing Workshops 
• 2016 Clean Vehicle & Infrastructure Rebates for Municipalities 
• Call for Bullying Awareness Month Resolutions 
• 2016 Municipal Historian Survey 
• Tax Cap of 0.68% Announced: Our Thoughts 
• PAVE NY runs for local roads 
• How to Use New State Contracts 6/14 - 8/24 
• Final Overtime Rules for Local Governments Released 
• North Country Local Officials Seminar 6/15 
• Cemetery Preservation Seminar 6/8 & 9 
• Local Legislative Drafting Summit 7/14-16 NYC 
• Comptroller’s Report on 2016-17 State Budget 
• 2016 Budget Highlights 
• AOT Statement on 2016 Budget 
• State adds heavy-duty trucks to state contract purchases 
• CLRP new workshop “Running Your Highway Department” 
• Guide to Federal Funding of Broadband 
• Commitment to Parity 
• Info on Water Grants from NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation 
• Budget Testimony 
• First Meeting of the New Town Board 
• Advertising Opportunities for 2016 
• Cornell Survey Results for Local Officials on State Smart Growth Act 
• Press Release on 2016 Tax Cap Limit 7/20 
• DEC Issues Advance Notice of Modifications to MS4 Permit 
• Senator Gillibrand’s Grants Central Guide 
• Advocacy Efforts Score Big Wins during 2015 Legislative Session 
• New Property Tax Rebate Briefing & Estimates 
• Zoning for Solar Energy 
• Press Release-Fix the Tax Cap 
• Update: NYSDOB Tax Freeze Efficiency Plan Webinar 
• Property Tax Freeze FAQ from the State 
• Press Release 1/15/2015 
• Association of Towns Budget Testimony 
• Materials for Newly Elected Town Officials 
• Municipal Energy Program Information 
• Pension Contribution Rates Decrease 
• 2015 Town Growth Factors for Tax Cap Calculations 
• Federal EDA Grant Guide 
• State Issues Tax Freeze Fact Sheet 
• State Issues Tax Freeze Guidence Document 
• Affordable Care Act Fee FAQ 
• Municipal Innovation Exchange Summit Presentations 
• Review of 2014-15 Budget Items Affecting Towns 
• 2014-15 AIM Amounts for Towns 
• Extreme Winter Recovery Grant Amounts for Towns 
• Property Tax Freeze Summary 
• Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund still being used for debt service and state operations 
• 2014 Budget Testimony 
• NYS Grants for Wind Energy Installations by Towns 
• Surplus Item Network 
• Uniform PV Permits 
• Mail-in Uniform Notice of Claim Forms 
• Volunteer Fire/EMS Petroleum Business Tax Reimbursement 
• Uniform Notice of Claims Certificate 

Archived Articles

• Standard Work Day Resolution 
• Sample Code of Ethics for Municipalities 
• AOT’s Shared Services Presentation - 2013 Potsdam Local Gov’t Conference 
• Cornell University’s 2013 Survey on Shared Services in New York 
• 2013-14 AOT Written Budget Testimony 
• The State of Town Finances 
• 2010 – 2000 Census Data for Towns 
• NEWLY ELECTED TOWN JUSTICES who are not attorneys must complete a mandatory certification course before they are eligible to sit on the bench 
• Sample Tax Cap Override Local Law 
• Final Agreement Package 
• GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY - The Case for Local Control 
• NYS Laws 
• Planning and Zoning Officials Training - Fact Sheet About the State Law 
• PUBLIC NOTICE: State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) General Permits For Stormwater Discharges 
• Shared Municipal Services Incentive Program 
• Taxable Fringe Benefit Guide for Fed, State and Local Govts 
• Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services - Systems in Crisis 
• OSC guidance to towns regarding the new LOSAP audit requirement