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Council notes state law requires AED plan at camps and similar programs; city assessing on-site availability
Summary
Councilmembers referenced a recently passed state Senate bill requiring camps and similar programs to adopt an automated external defibrillator (AED) implementation plan and at least one trained person; Tonawanda staff reported borrowing devices from the high school and acquiring new units.
Councilmembers noted a recently passed state Senate bill that requires camps and certain youth programs to adopt an automated external defibrillator (AED) implementation plan and have at least one trained user on-site, and discussed the city’s current AED availability.
A councilmember referenced “Senate Bill 74 24, which was passed in ’23,” and described the bill’s requirements as read at the meeting: that camps and similar programs must establish an AED implementation plan and have at least one person trained to use defibrillators during camps and practices. The council discussed whether local programs and fields currently have on-site AEDs.
Councilmembers said the city had previously borrowed an AED from a local high school for events; one councilmember reported purchasing a new AED for a city office and arranging for another device to be delivered to the high school. “We borrowed it from time of our high school. So with Bardizy, I picked up a brand new one to my office now,” a councilmember said.
The discussion included references to specific youth programs (PFC, General Soccer, camps) and operational arrangements for leaving AEDs on-site during summer programs. Staff and councilmembers noted earlier resolutions intended to allow devices to remain at sites during program seasons for ready access.
