PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
February 2, 2011
** NOT APPROVED **
Committee Members Present
M.
Healy, G. Benson, D. Burdick, T. Hopkins, C. Crandall
Others Present
M.
Alger, L. Edwards, D. Fanton, J. Margeson, T. Miner, B.
Riehle, F. Sinclair, R. Starks, R. Whitney, K. Monroe, B. Kelley, J. Luckey, K.
Slep, K. Graves, L. Ballengee, E. Ruckle, D. Hanchett
Public Safety Committee Chairman
Dwight “Mike” Healy called the meeting to order at 11:07 a.m.
Approval of Minutes
A motion was made by Legislator
Burdick, seconded by Legislator Hopkins and carried to approve the January 5,
2011, January 10, 2011, and January 24, 2011 , Public Safety Committee
minutes.
Public Defender
Public Defender Barbara Kelley had
nothing to report.
Probation Director
Director Robert Starks had nothing
to report.
Director of Emergency
Management and Fire
Director Jeffrey Luckey had nothing
to report, but noted he was glad to see better weather today than had been
predicted.
Youth Bureau
Director/STOP-DWI Coordinator
Director Linda Edwards had nothing
to report.
District Attorney
District Attorney Keith Slep
reported that his office has filed a grant application for interrogation rooms
for local police departments and he is waiting to hear regarding approval.
Weights and Measures Director
Director Gilbert Green was unable to
attend but had nothing to report.
Sheriff Rick Whitney
Approval of Agreement with
Sheriff Whitney requested approval
of an agreement with
Approval of Agreement with NYS Office
of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Sheriff Whitney requested approval
of an agreement with the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and
Historic Preservation for provision of a boat for use as needed on
Request to Fill Positions
Sheriff Whitney requested permission
to fill a part-time Confidential Secretary position. The current part-time secretary is working
about twenty hours per week and the second part-time position will work about
sixteen hours per week. No benefits will
be provided to either position. A motion
was made by Legislator Mike Healy, seconded by Legislator Hopkins and carried
to refer these requests to John Margeson for review. Refer to
Re-Appropriation
of Grants
Sheriff Whitney requested permission
to re-appropriate the ACT II Batterers Grant in the amount of $4,959.00. A motion was made by Legislator Hopkins,
seconded by Legislator Healy and carried to re-appropriate these funds for
2011. Refer to Ways and Means
Committee
Sheriff Whitney requested permission
to re-appropriate the 2008 LETPP Homeland Security Grant in the amount of
$5,938.00. This grant is used for
training purposes. A motion was made by
Legislator Healy, seconded by Legislator Hopkins and carried to re-appropriate
these funds for 2011.
Refer
to Ways and Means Committee
Sheriff
Whitney requested permission to re-appropriate the 2009 LETPP Grant in the
amount of $34,750.00. This grant is used
for IED training. A motion was made by
Legislator Healy, seconded by Legislator Burdick and carried to re-appropriate
these funds for 2011.
Refer
to Ways and Means Committee
Sheriff
Whitney requested permission to re-appropriate the PSIC Grant in the amount of
$1,665,091.00. This grant is used for a new
radio system. A motion was made by
Legislator Burdick, seconded by Legislator Hopkins and carried to
re-appropriate these funds for 2011.
Refer
to Ways and Means Committee
Old Business
Legislator Burdick questioned Deputy
Hanchett about the radio grant and if another tower was going to be
needed. Deputy Hanchett and Legislator
Healy responded that alternatives are being explored.
Legislator Healy noted that Randy
Swarthout has been appointed to the Communications and Technology Ad Hoc
Committee to provide his expertise and enhance communications.
Executive Session
A motion was made at 11:30 a.m. by
Legislator Healy, seconded by Legislator Hopkins and carried to go into
Executive Session for attorney/client purposes to discuss issues regarding a
legal contract. Immediately following
discussion, a motion was made by Legislator Healy, seconded by Legislator
Hopkins and carried to end the executive session at 11:50 a.m. and return to
the regular meeting.
New Business
Legislator Burdick questioned Deputy
Hanchett about the status of the texting of fire/EMS calls to department
members. Deputy Hanchett replied that
they are working with the vendor who needs to write a software program for the
current CAD system. Further mapping and
updating needs to be done before the texting program can be implemented. He noted that the current CAD system is seven
years old and is nearing the point of needing to be replaced. Deputy Hanchett stated that a new system
could cost between $300,000 and $400,000.
Legislator
Sheriff Whitney commended two of his
dispatchers for their handling of a possible suicide attempt. An individual phoned the 911 Center stating
he had a gun to his head and was going to take his life. They were able to maintain contact with an
individual until emergency responders arrived, and a possible suicide was
prevented. Sheriff Whitney was very
proud of the job done by his dispatchers.
Adjournment
There being no further business to
come before the committee, a motion was made by Legislator Healy, seconded by
Legislator Burdick, and carried to adjourn the meeting at 11:59 a.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
Linda Edwards
Youth Bureau Director/STOP
DWI Coordinator