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Committee approves applications and contract to strengthen 911 communications and equipment
Summary
The Public Safety Committee authorized applications for state PSAP and SICG grants (Allegany County shares $286,626 and $1,232,212 respectively), approved an AED grant application to place AEDs in patrol vehicles, and approved a three-year generator maintenance contract for E911 sites.
The Allegany County Public Safety Committee on June 3 approved several measures aimed at improving 911 communications, interoperability and emergency response equipment.
Sheriff Scott Cicirello asked the committee to authorize applications for the New York State PSAP Operations Grant (Allegany County share estimated at $286,626) and the Statewide Interoperability Communications (SICG) Grant (estimated county share $1,232,212) to support the county’s 911 center and interoperable communications. Both requests were approved and referred to Ways and Means.
The committee also approved the Sheriff’s request to apply for the American Heart Association Mary Vohar Lilley Community Impact Grant to acquire AEDs and provide CPR/AED training for deputies, with the stated goal of placing AEDs in every patrol vehicle. Legislator Dwight Healy asked whether the initiative would cover all vehicles; Cicirello said they would be added to every vehicle.
Additionally, the committee approved a three‑year generator preventive maintenance contract with Stark Tech Services, LLC of Buffalo for E911 communication sites, at a total three‑year cost of $34,082.19 ($11,360.73 annually). Funding will come from the E911 Dispatch Contractual Services account, and the Board chairman was authorized to execute the contract pending County Attorney review.
Legislator Janice Burdick raised concerns about the county’s obligations to maintain equipment once grant funds expire; Sheriff Cicirello and others said equipment typically ages out and replacement grants often become available. Legislator Healy suggested future discussion of cross-border interoperability with Pennsylvania.
Next steps: grant applications will be submitted and referred to Ways and Means; acceptance and appropriation of any awarded funds would require later Board action.
