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Police and fire present routine contracts, training grants and operational agreements
Summary
Police and fire departments briefed council on a series of annual agreements and grant applications: canine veterinary services, chaplain contracts, training contracts and federal grant applications for traffic and mental-health-focused law enforcement programs.
First Deputy Chief Rich Shaw (Police) and Fire Chief Mike Monza presented multiple recurring agreements and grant applications that the departments say support training, equipment and readiness.
Shaw summarized police items including an annual canine veterinary services agreement with Camillus Animal Hospital (not to exceed $21,000), police chaplain contracts (with Reverend Darren Jaime and Reverend Kathy Hodges, combined not-to-exceed cited at $25,000), range and tactical training contracts with regional facilities (track time and classroom rentals), and an updated lease amendment for police facilities where staff asked the council to adjust previously listed rent-increase percentages in an ordinance to reflect the actual lease terms (first-year 2%, then 1.5% and 1%).
Shaw also described two federal grant applications: an application to the U.S. Department of Transportation (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration) for up to $2,000,000 to support commercial motor vehicle safety and anticipated extra traffic operations related to the I-81 viaduct project; and an application to the U.S. Department of Justice COPS Law Enforcement-Mental Health program (not to exceed $200,000) to fund crisis-intervention and mental-health-focused officer trainings.
Fire Chief Mike Monza reviewed a series of operational service agreements for fire department needs: ValueTech clothing/uniform tracking; NYS Department of Health EMS training reimbursements; ImageTrend subscription for mandated EMS and 911 reporting; medical service director consultants; equipment warranties and repair agreements (including “jaws of life” maintenance) and turnout-gear cleaning/repair. He flagged an administrative correction to a county hazmat pass-through grant (item 68) noting that the document incorrectly stated there was no local match when in fact a 25% match was required.
Both chiefs said many items are annual renewals or routine procurement. Several councilors asked for additional follow-up or explanation (for example, frequency of range usage and how the new police headquarters will affect training site needs). No final votes were recorded during the study session.
