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Seneca County public-safety committee renews jail medical billing contract, approves training and radio-maintenance agreement
Summary
The county's Public Safety committee renewed a medical-billing contract for incarcerated individuals, authorized a deputy to attend federal digital‑forensics training with equipment licensing provided, approved a Motorola radio maintenance contract paid by a state grant, and accepted a navigation-law enforcement grant.
The Seneca County Public Safety and Criminal Justice committee approved a slate of routine operational items at its meeting, including a contract renewal to keep medical billing for incarcerated individuals at Medicaid rates.
County staff said the Board of Supervisors authorized a renewal with United Medical Resources to ensure billing for jail medical services “is always at the Medicaid rate,” and the committee moved and approved the contract.
The committee also authorized Deputy Sheriff Christopher Fleece to attend a mobile device digital‑forensics training at the National Computer Forensics Institute in Hoover, Alabama, Jan. 6–23, 2025. Staff told the committee the United States Secret Service is offering the training at no cost to the county and will provide three years of licensing for the county’s cell‑phone downloading equipment.
Separately, the committee approved a Motorola (Mobile Solutions) maintenance contract covering 24‑hour service for the primary and backup 911 centers, six tower sites, the NICE recorder and the microwave system. Staff described a 4% increase from last year and said the contract will be paid with the statewide interoperability communications grant with no local match.
Finally, the board authorized acceptance of a $25,000 grant from New York State Parks and Recreation for navigation‑law enforcement by the County Sheriff’s Department, with roughly half ($12,500) to be applied on the county side to offset salaries.
All four items were moved, seconded and approved in committee during the meeting; the chair announced each carried following the votes.
