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Committee pauses attorney-fee extensions and warns city of Corning: non-county officers not covered for SWAT until IMA signed
Summary
After more than a year without a signed intermunicipal agreement (IMA) from the city of Corning, the committee agreed to halt further attorney-fee payments tied to the dispute and directed staff to notify the sheriff and city that non-county officers will not be covered for SWAT duties absent a signed agreement.
The committee directed staff to withhold processing new attorney-fee bills related to a hold claim involving Corning until the city provides a clear response on a proposed intermunicipal agreement, and it instructed staff to notify the sheriff that Corning officers will not be covered for SWAT activities until a signed agreement is in place.
The chair said the county would "pay your attorney's fees when you get us an answer on the inter municipal agreement," and urged staff to seek a prompt response; the committee agreed that new attorney bills would not be processed while the IMA remains unsigned. Committee members emphasized the county’s liability concerns and agreed they would communicate that non-county personnel on the SWAT team will not be covered absent the IMA. Staff said they will contact Corning leadership and the sheriff to implement the directive.
