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Committee OKs $3,004.65 payment to City of Corning legal bill; committee urged to finalize SWAT intermunicipal agreements

Steuben County Administrative Committee · January 13, 2026
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Summary

The committee approved a $3,004.65 payment to cover a City of Corning legal bill tied to a SWAT incident and discussed the need to complete intermunicipal agreements for the SWAT team; staff said the underlying wrongful-death notice of claim is at an early stage.

County manager Chris (S1) reported the county previously agreed internally to cover a City of Corning legal bill stemming from a late-2024 SWAT incident and asked the committee to approve paying the invoice of $3,004.65. "Up until that point, we did they did receive a legal bill for the amount of $3,004.65 50," he said; the committee moved and approved payment.

Members raised the related concern that intermunicipal agreements for the SWAT team had been distributed to municipalities but not all had been returned. Several legislators urged staff to follow up and ensure participating municipalities have executed agreements before continuing shared operations. A committee member warned the county should keep momentum on those agreements while the SWAT team remains active.

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