Last Updated on 07/24/2026
Presenter is Laird Petrie, technical assistance provider with the Tug Hill Commission for the last five years. Laird worked as a municipal auditor for the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) in Syracuse for 27 years, where he conducted and supervised audits of local governments and school districts in an eight-county region of Central NY. Laird served as the technical assistance coordinator and conducted numerous training sessions for both OSC staff and local officials. Before joining OSC, Laird worked as a Tug Hill Commission circuit rider in the 1990’s for a 14-town council of governments and attended town board meetings and provided training and technical assistance when requested. This free training opportunity is designed to assist town officials in preparing their annual budgets. Register here for this free workshop by Monday, August 24.