McCoy elected VP of statewide county execs’ group

Albany County Executive Daniel P. McCoy has been elected to serve as first vice president of the New York State County Executives’ Association, a statewide bipartisan association of county executives from across the state.

The association includes the chief elected leaders of 18 county governments with charter forms of government that include a county executive, plus the mayor of New York City. Under the association’s leadership succession process, McCoy will serve as president for one year beginning in December of this year.

The county executives from across the state meet four times a year to discuss issues facing counties in New York. Chief among the current issues are the 2015 Legislative Session and the 2015-16 state budget, which has a significant impact on county operations and funding. The group also discusses concerns surrounding state and federal mandates, home-rule authority, the implementation of shared services programs and state tax reform proposals.

In July, McCoy was elected the Northeast Region Vice President of the County Executives of America at its annual conference in New Orleans. That conference coincided with the annual conference of the National Association of Counties.

The counties participating in the County Executives Association include: Albany, Broome, Chautauqua, Chemung, Dutchess, Erie, Monroe, Montgomery, Nassau, Oneida, Onondaga, Orange, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, Suffolk, Ulster, and Westchester as well as New York City.