Unfunded State Mandate Relief Task Force
 Upstate 
      Conservative 
           Coalition
The Upstate Conservative Coalition has put together a task force to help educate the taxpayers in our community and beyond on the perils of Unfunded State Mandates.  
Unfunded Mandate Resources: 
Governor Cuomo Establishes Team to Cut Unfunded Mandates Imposed on Local Governments and School Districts
View the preliminary report
Unfunded New York State and Federal Mandates
and Mandatory Reporting Requirements:

View the pdf
Sign our petition and put pressure on our legiglature to put an end to the Unfunded State Mandates.  

Governor Cuomo's Mandate Relief Task Force Final Report  Issued December 2011
FInal_Mandate_Relief_Report.pdf
Times Union article on the final report:

Cuomo's mandate relief team report boasts of "small" progress


Unfunded Mandates Handout.pdf
Upstate Conservative Coalition Unfunded Mandate Handout. Click on pdf. link below to download and print out.
Upstate Conservative Coalition School Board Presentation. Click on pdf. link below to download and print out.
School Board Presentation.pdf
Rennselaer County Mandate Relief Website
New York State Association of Counties: State Programs Funded By County Property Taxes  December 2011 Report
Stop The Tax Shift : A project by NYCOM  New York Council of Mayors
New York State's Property Tax Cap
A Citizens Guide
Triborough Trouble
How an obscure state law guarantees pay hikes for government employees
Unshackle Upstate Mandate Relief Effort

"A historic coalition of eleven prominent business, local government and educational organizations launched a new, comprehensive initiative to advance significant mandate relief. The effort, Let New York Work: A Common Agenda for the Common Good, consists of six key measures that will provide relief from mandates faced by all New Yorkers."
View the "Let NY Work" pdf.
BEST4NY
Better Education and Smarter Taxation for New York

Mandate Abatement in Other States.

A condensed version of state mandate restraint programs by state complete with State Constitutional Amenedment Article #'s , Statutory Section #'s and dates of enactment.
(This information comes from the Satae of Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau  Informational Bulletin 96-3, April 1996)


Mandate_Abatement_activity_in_other_states.pdf
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School Board Presentations:

If you would like some help in giving our 3 minute school board presentation, please contact : 
Tom Cavanagh.  thomasjcavanagh@yahoo.com
Phone: 788-8342

Tom has given these presentations numerous times and would be willing to help you out.

 
warren_county_mandate_breakdown.pdf
The Warren County Board of Supervisors provides this sheet to all the taxpayers in Warren County to inform them about how state and federal mandates affect their annual property tax bills.  We need this to happen in every county of NY State.