What is NYCLASS?
GENERAL INFORMATION New York Cooperative Liquid Assets Securities System (NYCLASS) is a short-term, highly liquid investment fund, designed specifically for the public sector. NYCLASS provides the opportunity to invest funds […]
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Article You Have to Read and Think About! plus Follow Up Article
Stop pretending you have a fire department While there may be fire engines and a firehouse, sometimes we are just fooling the public – and ourselves April 09, 2024 10:47
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Message from Deputy State Fire Administrator Luci Labriola-Cuffe on the NYS Stipend Program
I am very pleased to announce the NYS Stipend Regulation is now final and the program information is now live on our website. OFPC is now accepting applications for the
Updated Guidance for Becoming or Consolidating a Fire District
This is an updated version of this guidance document for 2024, it adds guidance for when a village and fire district wish to consolidate. Here is a link to this
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OSHA Proposal Would Expand Health and Safety Protection for Firefighters, Medics, Rescuers
The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration will publish a proposal in January 2024 to update an existing standard and expand safety and health protections for
A QUORUM OF THE BOARD MUST BE PRESENT TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING
From Fire District Affairs On several occasions, counsel has been asked if a quorum of the Board of Fire Commissioners must be present for it to conduct a public hearing.
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ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING CONSIDERATIONS FOR DISTRICT/FIRE COMPANY RELATIONS
It’s highly recommended that this article be read by Commissioners, Chiefs and Company Presidents!! **ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING CONSIDERATIONS FOR DISTRICT/FIRE COMPANY RELATIONS Greg Serio – CAFDA Attorney Since I started this
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Never too Late to Start Thinking About the NYS Volunteer FF Cancer Benefit Program
Reminder that EOSB-210.5 is due each January 1st. it is the VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER ENHANCED CANCER DISABILITY BENEFITS PROGRAM ATTESTATION / PROOF OF BENEFITS. Attests that your department has an insurance
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Unappropriated Unreserved Fund Balance & Year To Year Carry Over Of Operating Funds
Compliments of Fire District Affairs The State Association’s Counsel answers many inquiries on the Unappropriated Unreserved Fund Balance which in simple terms is the money that remains in the operating
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Commissioner’s vs. Chiefs, Doesn’t Have to be a Contest
Greg Serio, Legal Counsel CAFDA As a fire district counsel and as a long-time fire chief I have witnessed just about every possible manifestation of the relationship between a board
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