BATH -- Steuben County legislators showed their support and appreciation Monday for the work public safety telecommunicators do in the county. The county Legislature endorsed Monday proposed federal legislation which would reclassify 9-1-1 dispatchers as a protective service for the community. Currently, public safety dispatch is considered an “office and administrative support” occupation, a category that includes secretaries and taxicab dispatchers. The change in federal classification would move emergency dispatchers to a category which includes police and firefighters. In other action Monday, Steuben lawmakers:
· Approved a contract with Arnot Health to lease a vacant office building on the Ira Davenport Hospital campus for use as a Child Advocacy Center.
· Agreed to allow Steuben to offer municipalities the ability to participate in the county’s federally compliant alcohol and drug testing program.
Appointed members to the Corning Community College Regional Board of Trustees.
