Want To Run For Office?  You Need To Know These Things...

Steuben County will be offering a free training class for anyone running for or interested in running for an elected office in 2025. The training will take place on February 1, 2025, at 9:00 AM at the Steuben County Annex located at 20 E. Morris St., Bath, NY 14810 in the 2nd Floor Conference Room (elevator is available).

This class is open to all individuals considering a run for office and will cover essential topics such as:

• Political Calendar
• How to properly fill out a petition
• Who can sign and witness a petition
• The number of signatures required
• Filing deadlines
• Prima Facie review and petition challenges
• Who participates in the caucus and the caucus process
• Requesting voter lists
• Campaign filing requirements
• A list of all elected offices up for election this year
• Updates on the Even Year Law

This session is the only petition training class to be held in Steuben County for 2025. Whether you're planning to run for office or want to learn more about the process, this class provides invaluable guidance for ensuring your petitions and campaign filings meet all necessary legal requirements.

RSVP is not required.

 

Steuben County Overdose Info For November 2024

The Steuben County Public Health Department and partners are sharing updated overdose data for November 2024: 17 overdoses were reported, 0 fatalities were reported, and 4 instances of Narcan administration were cited.

 

In November, three of Steuben’s overdose records cited opioids as a suspected drug causing the overdose. Nine overdose records did not note a specific substance or were not able to be accessed for a full review, and the remaining 5 records indicated another substance was suspected to be the cause of an overdose. Other reported substances included methamphetamine, alcohol, cocaine, and others.

 

“Suspected overdoses and fatalities through November 2024 are lower compared to 2023” said Public Health Director, Darlene Smith. “This aligns with both state and national trends, which we are pleased to see. Steuben County Public Health and its partners continue to promote and enact new initiatives to further reduce substance use in the area.”

               

Narcan training is available at https://www.steubencountyny.gov/narcan or in-person training can be scheduled by calling Steuben Public Health at 607-664-2438 or reaching out to the Steuben Prevention Coalition’s Opioid Committee. Find Narcan wall box units near you using the Narcan Location Map: https://scnygis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=d9a2723d449a4e558a2dfd44a121e823

 

Local support is available. Steuben County Substance Abuse Services (SCASAS) offers outpatient services in Bath (607-664-2156), Corning (607-937-6201), and Hornell (607-324-2483) as well as after-hours services (607-937-7800). CASA Trinity in Hornell (607-282-5200) and Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital in Bath offer detox and inpatient services as well. By texting the keyword "GetHelpNY" to 898-211, users will be guided through a series of questions to help them, or their loved ones find the assistance they need. Residents are also encouraged to call 211 for other local support.

 

For the latest Steuben County updates, visit Steuben County’s website at https://www.steubencountyny.gov/ or Public Health’s social media pages: www.facebook.com/SCNYPublicHealth and www.instagram.com/SteubenPublicHealth.

 

Steuben County Gov't 2024 End Of Year Accomplishments

This List Is From County Legislative Chair, Kelly Fitzpatrick: 

• Adopted the comprehensive plan
• Substantial completion of the Highway ARPA projects
• Continued funding of the Animal Cruelty prevention capital project
• Continued establishment of roadside cleanup weeks for our local municipalities
• Launched our EMS service and also established a capital reserve fund for EMS/equipment purchases
• Funded On The Job Training with CSS Workforce NY
• Established a grant program for local municipalities for the purchase of public safety equipment - grants of up to $10,000 for up to 5 municipalities
• Purchased the land across from the Public Safety Building
• Continued use of Zoom for meetings
• Continued work with Bridges to Hope to help it with its mission along with helping them to get along in the business community
• Massive response to TS Debby and work with the disaster declaration.  This is ongoing
• Established Destination Development Grant Fund with SCCVB
• Appointed a new Commissioner of Finance
• Appointed a new County Attorney
• Committed to the ViewPoint Project
• Waived Civil Service testing fees
• Investment of Opioid Settlement Funds