Purchasing - Coordinates public bidding in accordance with state requirements. Oversees County-wide emergency dispatch and communications system that allows residents to dial 911 to receive emergency medical, fire, police or other emergency help from any phone in Tompkins County. With the office of Fire Prevention and Control of New York State, provides fire training for 16 County fire departments. Laws provide for equal treatment regardless of race, color, creed, age, sex, sexual orientation, martial status, disability, national origin, and in employment and licensing with regard to prior arrest and conviction. The Commission investigators attempt to conciliate disputes on the local level and to assist complainants filing formal complaints with state or federal agencies.
Confidentiality is protected.
Any individual who resides or works in Tompkins County may use these services without a fee. Maintains assessment, counseling, treatment, and crisis services to adults, children and families with mental health impairments, on a sliding scale basis. Provides court-ordered evaluations for family courts in Tompkins and adjacent counties, and evaluates and provides or monitors mental health services for jail inmates. Rescue is sent in lethal situations. Education and training related to suicide crisis intervention and lay counseling are provided to community and professional groups.