Otsego County PSLA Committee Meeting 10/15/2026

The Otsego County Public Safety and Legal Affairs Committee met on October 15, 2026. Emergency Services requested approval to purchase a used emergency-response vehicle for up to $136,652.25, using shared-services funding previously earmarked for the department; the motion carried. The committee also approved a three-year emergency mass-notification platform subscription costing $27,000, funded through the FY2025 SHSP grant, and a request to apply for $170,690 in noncompetitive state grant funding for fire-loss investigations and community-risk-reduction work. The committee authorized staff to proceed toward an RFP for an engineered study related to the fire-training building, where burning will no longer be allowed starting in 2027 without such a study. Deputy fire coordinator compensation was discussed, including a request to raise annual pay from $3,000 to $5,000 for 2026 using funds from a vacant funded position; the transcript does not clearly capture a final vote on that request.

The Public Defender’s Office reported $429,000 in pending third-quarter reimbursements, bringing expected receipts for the year to nearly $2 million. The committee approved several budget and payment actions, including a request involving up to $5,000 in additional payment under a contract, transfers within the assigned-counsel program to cover 18B vouchers, and use of $10,000 in OCFs funds for office furniture and supplies. It also approved a $200 grant-funded prevention-education program. The office reported that grant funds were being used to prepay five years of internet service for its assigned-counsel program space. Several transfer amounts and vote details are garbled in the transcript.