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Speakers during the discussion described options for funding (including the general fund and discretionary revenues such as excess cannabis tax proceeds), program design and service-commitment requirements. One participant estimated the county would need to support roughly 20 paramedics per year to sustain staffing levels and account for attrition; participants characterized that figure as an estimate that could be adjusted. The group discussed requiring recipients to commit to a multi-year period of service to Greene County — suggestions mentioned three to four years — and including repayment language if a recipient failed to complete the service commitment.

Members emphasized the need to notify students in local training programs before the fall term begins. They directed staff to draft conceptual program language that would define eligibility, service-commitment terms, repayment provisions and whether scholarships would be countywide or town-specific. The transcript indicates the group agreed to begin outreach to local colleges and to prepare program language quickly because timing is “of the essence.”

Participants discussed existing supports: state vouchers for some EMT students and an EMT grant referenced during the meeting (amounts were not clearly stated in the transcript). Committee members cautioned that initial uptake could be low in the first year and recommended not judging success solely on year-one enrollment. No formal vote was taken; the discussion concluded with a direction for staff to prepare draft language and options for funding and program administration.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Greene County Committee Meetings - 7/2/25","oneSentenceSummary","Greene County lawmakers discussed creating county-funded scholarships to recruit and retain EMTs and paramedics, considered possible funding sources and service-commitment terms, and directed staff to draft conceptual program language ahead of the academic year.","taxTitle","Greene County, New York","taxId",56521,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6520762,"Sheriff and fire officials report higher call volumes, drug seizure and planned switch to 9mm duty weapons",458,220000,678000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5120761-0f9ab1928c1c979d2f6a8b01c600b091&start=220&end=678","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5120761-0f9ab1928c1c979d2f6a8b01c600b091/thumbnail_220000.jpg","/articles/6520762/Greene-County/New-York/Sheriff-and-fire-officials-report-higher-call-volumes-drug-seizure-and-planned-switch-to-9mm-duty-weapons","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6520762-e85c357bba159bb2376ca3c4484760a7/orig.mp4?Expires=1771176258&Signature=nBqGPNAhxwsRyNt01I82G-7KcFegNYy-Ohfu3lS2jYF7dANdo1MJmce344eKT5hoYg8IAcuSAZ-w83pwLZoqM9pT3oGPnU-RBT9864PAr9AmcUs3MFzJqHlOJ2FJGddyAQ4KuZj73FKD1waKPFUAspw~aHYkmnOrI8L6GH6IZQMwvAb1puMPOC0RF7~lt2i1ydB0Jpy-s5H~nbTYs0ZGRkzoHMG7CFtChwkskybIGZApyylLk4W8xRLp5QHcOVXjcRXfPSrnEpQojTuA1hQ4MVGjbH13qxjDGiHMQf~1irnuvQomZSxTs3o9b-Vio-CG8ixQx0SLSjxwD6HGkAnsDA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Greene County public safety officials reported monthly service totals, a county narcotics arrest following a search-warrant seizure and plans to replace deputies’ duty weapons with 9mm pistols purchased with federal seized-asset funds.

In an oral report during the Public Safety portion of the meeting, officials said the sheriff’s office handled 662 calls for service, 529 traffic stops and a monthly jail population that rose from 42 to 45 between June 1 and June 30. The office also reported 125 civil accounts handled, 80 civil papers served, 304 traffic tickets issued, 21 traffic-accident investigations, 80 arrests and 11 driving-while-intoxicated-related arrests in the month cited.

Investigators, working with the district attorney’s office, executed a search warrant in the town of Catskill that yielded an alleged quantity of crack cocaine (reported in the transcript as approximately 40 grams), U.S. currency and led to two arrests on charges described as criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree with intent to sell and criminal possession in the third degree for possession of alleged Class B substances. The transcript records the arrests but not the subsequent court outcomes.

Officials also said the county will present a resolution — expected at an upcoming Legislature meeting — to purchase new duty weapons chambered in 9mm. The purchase was described as being funded from federal seized assets rather than the county’s operating budget; no purchase price was provided. The report noted Glock had discontinued the department’s former model and offered a trade-in program for the newer pistols.

Fire and emergency services updates included mutual-aid and hazmat activity (a recent mutual-aid call into Columbia County, Hillsdale), delivery and upcoming activation of a cascade system, completion of training courses with all students reported to have passed, and ongoing participation in youth fairs and the 9‑1‑1 program speaker schedule. A dispatcher-training rollout and public outreach at community events were also mentioned.

No formal votes or budget allocations for the reported items were recorded during the meeting. Officials said a resolution to purchase replacement duty weapons is anticipated at a future legislative meeting; funding is stated to come from federal seized assets.","Greene County public safety leaders reported increased calls, a drug investigation that led to arrests and a search-warrant seizure, and announced a planned resolution to replace duty weapons with 9mm pistols funded from federal seized assets.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6520766,"Greene County health services committee sets public hearings on youth-hunting local law and Columbia-Greene budget",54,82000,136000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5120761-0f9ab1928c1c979d2f6a8b01c600b091&start=82&end=136","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5120761-0f9ab1928c1c979d2f6a8b01c600b091/thumbnail_82000.jpg","/articles/6520766/Greene-County/New-York/Greene-County-health-services-committee-sets-public-hearings-on-youth-hunting-local-law-and-Columbia-Greene-budget","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6520766-ae5de19859d2fc8efdecbf59e2acd06e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771176258&Signature=X2KUqzzfCGhFA1WPik5RBbGRqwhf0zBUWKFgzCmsBG29mdUN9Z-WeSNyQ~gMA0nIZWOXfw9WK6UTtQnGLPaxgJT9JT4F0NM~n2bnwNwikJGk8cZblExn0c~1PQq~p6h0uAXHtHLMLyUmexccup6IqAm2ylpnVCc8wh1sWbTwgZjsyqlTuIQn~NS4nXkwvNgcl~DfBwRPazb0nRf4JaD-S6-aW9w~q8XZCZBPmSrbcm7u5atmnoec4N5FeE6kcWj73H~y2STr1dqGiiPf2-qkCxM9ppJ~8ibIpNpN6fjwT03Uq00gjiZOKQCOFhsa~I5paj0Rd4-OuV~U-KRYaq3bmg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Greene County Health Services committee voted June 30 to set public hearings on two items: a proposed local-law amendment affecting supervised youth hunting and the 2025–2026 operating budget for Columbia-Greene Community College.

The committee scheduled a public hearing on a proposed local-law amendment described in the meeting as “Local Law No. 2 of 02/2025,” which would amend Local Law No. 4 of 02/2023. According to committee remarks, the amendment would remove the law’s expiration and allow licensed 12- and 13-year-old hunters to take deer with a firearm during the applicable season while under the supervision of an adult, so long as state conservation law continues to permit that practice. The committee said the change is intended to avoid repeatedly returning to the Legislature to renew the local authorization.

The committee also set a public hearing on the 2025–2026 operating budget for Columbia-Greene Community College. Committee members voted in favor of setting the hearing; the motion carried.

Both items were moved and approved during the short Health Services meeting; no detailed vote tallies were read into the record. The transcript records the motions and that each motion “carried.” No further policy details, ordinance citations, or budget amounts were provided at the meeting.

The committee opened and closed the Health Services meeting in quick succession; no other substantive items were discussed in that session. Notices for the public hearings, including dates, times and supporting documents, were not specified during the meeting and were not included in the transcript.","The Greene County Health Services committee voted to set public hearings on a proposed amendment to Local Law No. 4 of 02/2023 to remove its expiration for youth hunting with supervision, and on the 2025–2026 operating budget for Columbia-Greene Community College.","actionData","errors"]

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Legislators discuss Greene County scholarships to recruit EMTs and paramedics; draft language to be prepared

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Greene County health services committee sets public hearings on youth-hunting local law and Columbia-Greene budget