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Allegheny County Council urges state to add dispatchers to emergency responder definition
Summary
Allegheny County Council voted to urge the Pennsylvania General Assembly to pass House Bill 453, which would add emergency call takers, dispatchers and supervisors to the definition of “emergency responders.” The motion passed by voice vote after members agreed to cosponsor the measure.
Allegheny County Council voted to adopt a motion urging the Pennsylvania General Assembly to pass House Bill 453, which would add emergency call takers, dispatchers and supervisors to the statutory definition of “emergency responders.” The motion was introduced as sponsored by Council member Tina and moved to a voice vote after council members asked to be added as cosponsors.
Council members moved the motion forward for an immediate vote; the motion was made and seconded and carried on a voice vote. No roll-call tally was recorded in the meeting transcript.
The motion’s passage places the council on record supporting the change at the state level. The council’s formal vote was limited to forwarding its position; the county has no authority to enact the statutory change itself.
Council President Patrick J. Catena presided over the vote. The motion was presented during the meeting’s new-business motions section and adopted by the body without additional committee referral or amendments.
No formal dissent or conditions were recorded in the meeting minutes or the public discussion portion of the transcript.
