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Allegany County sheriff seeks grants for AEDs, interoperable communications and new enforcement units
Summary
Sheriff Scott Cicirello asked the Ways & Means Committee to authorize applications for multiple grants — including a $1,232,212 county share of the state SICG program and two Bureau of Justice Assistance grants for narcotics and traffic units — all approved by the committee; the narcotics grant recorded one no vote.
Sheriff Scott Cicirello asked the Allegany County Ways & Means Committee on June 10 to authorize applications for several grants intended to expand emergency medical response and law-enforcement capabilities.
Cicirello requested permission to apply for the American Heart Association Mary Vohar Lilley Community Impact Grant to buy and deploy automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and to provide CPR/AED training for deputies. He also sought authorization to pursue the New York State Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services combined 2025–2026 Statewide Interoperability Communications Grant (SICG). County staff stated Allegany County’s estimated share of SICG funding is $1,232,212 to support interoperable communications countywide. The Sheriff’s Office additionally requested two Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) FY25 grants: one to establish a Narcotics Enforcement and Interdiction Unit and another to create a Traffic Enforcement and Highway Safety Unit.
The committee approved all of the requests. Committee members said the AED grant would improve immediate life-saving capability among frontline deputies and that SICG funding would modernize radio and interoperable communications infrastructure. The BJA narcotics application was approved with one recorded no vote by Legislator D. Healy; the traffic-enforcement application passed unanimously as recorded.
No contract awards or matching-fund obligations beyond what was described in the applications were approved at the meeting; each request was a motion to seek grant funding and return for any required future acceptance or appropriations. Resolutions will be prepared for Board consideration.
The committee’s action authorizes staff to apply for the grants; final award amounts, grant conditions and implementation details (including required local matches, procurement, or timelines) were not specified at the meeting and will be reported if and when grants are awarded.
