The fiscal crisis cities in the Hudson?Valley are facing, how to improve municipal bond ratings and the impact of the 2 percent tax cap?are some of the?topics on the agenda for Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress? annual Local Government Conference Tuesday. It runs from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh.
Pattern for Progress, a not-for-profit policy and planning organization, works in nine counties, including Westchester, Rockland and Putnam. The group recently issued a report about the challenges local governments face with the new 2 percent tax cap.
These are some of the key speakers:
?Former Assemblyman Richard Brodsky, a Democrat from Greenburgh, will give a keynote address on why cities are struggling financially. He previously issued a report on Yonkers? fiscal crisis.
?Robin Prunty, managing director for Standard & Poor?s, will speak on how to improve bond ratings and what the current trends are in muncipal finance.?
?A panel of experts will discuss how the crisis in public finance started and what public officials can do to improve their fiscal position.
?Representatives of the state comptroller?s office will conduct a workshop on multi-year financial planning for local governments and school districts.
Tickets for the conference are $50 for Pattern for Progress members, $60 for non-members and $30 for elected and appointed members of local governments and school districts.
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