NYALGRO, New York Association of Local Government Records Officers, is a non-profit organization formed to provide a network to all who are responsible for records upkeep and information management for local governments, such as, towns, counties, cooperative extensions, cities, fire districts, school districts, villages and BOCES. NYALGRO is a proven advisory network for the development of sound records and information management programs. Download brochure.
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Cheryl Steinbach Scholarship
This annual scholarship was established in honor of Cheryl Steinbach who was the Town Clerk and RMO for the Town of Chautauqua, and past Treasurer and NYALGRO board member. Cheryl's commitment and dedication to records management issues provided a leadership example for all public servants, not just those involved in records management. NYALGRO will award at least two (2) scholarships, not to exceed $500.00 per award, toward the total cost of school registration and hotel accommodations (does not include travel expenses). application
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June 6-8, 2021
"Perking Up Your Records Management Program"
Ramada Geneva Lakefront, Geneva, NY
The 2021 NYALGRO Conference will be hybrid (offered virtually and in-person).
SPACE IS LIMITED for IN-PERSON - Register Soon
A Personal Invite from the NYALGRO President link
Conference Schedule link
Conference Registration Form link
Hotel Reservation Form link
Hotel Sales Tax link
EXHIBITOR'S Application link
Three (3) scholarships are offered this year to those wishing to attend in person. link
(Deadline for Scholarship application has been extended to April 30, 2020)
Three (3) awards are given out annually to recognize a person's or group's accomplishments in records management. Do you know of someone who should be nominated? link
(Deadline for Award Nominations has been extended to April 30, 2020)
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NYALGRO SCHOOLS
June 12-14, 2022
Albany
June 4-6, 2023
Corning
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Click here to access the 2019 NYALGRO School Presentation /Handouts
Click here to access previous years NYALGRO School Presentation/Handouts
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| 2019 NYALGRO SCHOLARSHIP & AWARD WINNERS: |
Cheryl Steinbach Scholarship Award Recipients
Allison Dispense, Town Clerk, Town of Pomfret
Tess McBeath, Town Clerk, Town of Delaware
Melius Wheeler Award
Geof Huth, Chief Records Officer, NYS Unified Court Systems
Guy D. Paquine Award
Kevin Orr, Regional Management Coordinator, Madison County
Robert W. Arnold III Distinquished Service Award
Jo-Ann Raia, Town Clerk, Town of Huntington
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| IN SEARCH OF WORTHY NOMINEES FOR THE FOLLOWING AWARDS: |
WHEELER B. MELIUS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN RECORDS MANAGEMENT
The award is named after a clerk who worked in the Albany County Clerk’s Office in the latter part of the nineteenth century. Mr. Melius
gained notoriety when on February 10, 1880 he was the first person to reach the burning Albany City Hall housing a large quantity of public archivesand legal records. Melius, once on site, began to pass precious volumes of land records through a narrow window to volunteers outside. Single-handedly, Melius passed 700 volumes – nearly six tons of charred and often soaking, outsized books – out of the building.
The award is given to a NYALGRO member who demonstrates outstanding service to his/her local government and New York’s records management community.
GUY D. PAQUIN AWARD
The award is named after the Albany County Clerk who served in the 1980s and who worked with Robert Arnold to establish the joint Albany County and City Records Management Program. Mr. Paquin was an influential local official who was instrumental in developing support for the passage of New York’s Local Government Records Management Improvement Law of 1989 which established the Local Government Records Management Improvement Fund (LGRMIF) Grants to assist local governments all across New York State in improving the management of their records and information.
The Guy D. Paquin Award is presented to an individual or organization to honor noteworthy achievements and exceptional support and involvements in the records management profession.
ROBERT W. ARNOLD AWARD FOR DISTINQUISHED SERVICE
The award is named after the gentleman responsible for establishing and administering the joint Albany County and City Records Management Program. Mr. Arnold was also instrumental in founding the New York Association of Local Government Records Officers served as the Association’s first President. He also served for many years as Chief of Government Records Services at the New York State Archives which was responsible for administering the Local Government Records Management Improvement Fund (LGRMIF) Grants to assist local governments all across New York State in improving the management of their records and information.
This award is given to a NYALGRO member who performs their duties which includes greatly assisting other local government records managers by offering them advice on resources, procedures and applying for a LGRMIF Grant, etc.
If you would like to nominate a deserving NYALGRO member for any of the above awards,
please fill out the NOMINATION FORM and return to:
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Local government retention and disposition schedule:
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2020 NYALGRO Meeting Minutes
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| 2019 WINTER NETWORK |
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To access prior NETWORK publication please click here
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