FINAL PROGRAM

 

2007 Training Seminar for Tax Collecting Officers

Doubletree Hotel - Syracuse, New York

June 11-13, 2007

MONDAY JUNE 11 

7:15-8:15 a.m.          Breakfast 

8:30 a.m.                   Opening Ceremonies

                                    Donna A. Combs, President, NYSATRC-Presiding

                                    Key Note Speaker:  Gerald K. Geist, President, AOT 

9:15 a.m.                    “Dealing with and Managing Difficult People”

                                    Tom Bodden, Research and Information, AOT

                                    Peg Nau, Town of Saugerties

                                    Jean Cataldo, Town of Guilderland

                                    Ronnie Sommer, Town of Rochester

                                    Michele Zgieme, Town of Colonie 

10:15 a.m.                  AM Break 

10:30-11:15 a.m.       Changes with Postal Rates, Pitney Bowes 

11:15 a.m.                   Remote Check Capture-John DeVitto, HSBC 

12:00-1:00                   Lunch 

1:15 p.m.                      U. S. Postal Service with Jeff Costello 

2:15 p.m.                      PM Break 

2:30 - 4:00 p.m.           Beyond Office Clutter with Helen Volk

4:00 p.m.                      Dismissal 

4:00-6:00 p.m.             Painting Class 

6:00 p.m.                      Reception 

7:00 p.m.                      Dinner

 

TUESDAY, JUNE 12TH 

7:30-8:30 a.m.             Breakfast 

9:00 a.m.                      Legal Panel and Legislative Update

                                      Murray Jaros, Special Counsel, AOT

                                      Michael Kenneally, Associate Counsel, AOT

                                     Joseph Gerberg, Counsel, ORPS   

10:15                           AM Break 

10:30 a.m.                    Legal Panel Continues 

12:00-1:00 p.m.           “Controlling Our Tax Receiver/Collector Destiny” – Panel

                                      Judy Thomas

                                      Robert Simon

                                      Lori Milne

                                      Nancy Schnurbusch

                                      Alicia MacCollum

                                      Lori Peshel

                                      Susan Jaros

                                      Susan Morgan 

2:15 p.m.                      PM Break 

2:30 p.m.                      Controlling our Destiny Continues……………… 

4:00 p.m.                      Dismissal 

6:00 p.m.                      Reception and Silent Auction 

7:00 p.m.                      Gala Banquet  

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13TH

7:30 -8:30 a.m.             Breakfast 

9:00 a.m.                       Computer Savvy – Word and Excel

                                        Kathy Bishop, First American

                                        Earlene Lacey, First American

11:15 a.m.                     Reverse Mortgages by Todd Williams 

12:00 Noon                   Lunch and Early Checkout

Please keep the following websites handy for updated and important tax materials.  And a special thanks to Robert Peters for all his efforts in maintaining the NYSATRC website for us. 

Association of Towns - www.nytowns.org

NYSATRC -   www.nysatrc.org