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== Government == === Executive === The town's executive government is made up of an elected [[Town board|Town Board]] (four members) and an elected [[Town supervisor|Town Supervisor]], both positions are part-time; terms are four years. The town does operate its own court for minor criminal, civil and traffic matters; this is presided over by an elected [[Magistrate|Court Justice]] the current{{when|date=July 2021}} serving [[Magistrate|Court Justice]] is Richard L. Whitesell. === Public Works/Utilities === * An elected Highway Supervisor who oversees operation of the West Bloomfield Town Highway Department; this department is also largely used for general "Public Works" as well. * The majority of residents have [[Water well|well]] water due to the sparse, rural population. A small, populated section in the central part of the town does have piped water for homes and fire hydrants; the town managed this via the Highway Department until control was ceded to the '''Monroe County Water Authority''' around 2011 as part of a deal to receive significant improvements to the system. * Electric services are provided by companies such as '''National Grid, Niagara Mohawk and RG&E''', however a growing number of residents are turning to alternative forms of power such as solar or wind. * The town operates '''Michael Prouty Memorial Park''' as the sole town park/recreation area. The park is home to a baseball diamond, a multi use sports field area, a pavilion and a playground. In years past, the town operated a summer recreation program for youths at the park, however in recent years due to funding concerns the town has joined with [[East Bloomfield, New York|East Bloomfield]] to offer a joint program at the central school grounds. === Law Enforcement === The town does not operate its own police department, and the area maintains low crime rates.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}} It instead relies on the services of the Ontario County Sheriffs Office, who post a Deputy in town, and patrolling Troopers of the [[New York State Police]] who will act as a backup unit for the Deputy should the need arise.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}} === Emergency Services === All 911 calls in the town are directed through the '''Ontario County Sheriffs Office''' as the town does not have its own call center. ==== Fire/Rescue ==== The town utilizes two [[Volunteer fire department|volunteer fire]] stations; one in the northern hamlet of '''Ionia''' and a second is located centrally by the town highway garages on Co Rd 37. In total, roughly thirty men and women operate a combined nine fire/rescue apparatus, responding to ~100 calls for service per year. The majority of fire/rescue personnel are state certified interior/exterior firefighters (those who are not provide support services at scenes) and several hold specialized certifications in the [[Hazardous Area Response Team|HazMat]], [[Rope rescue|Rope Rescue]], [[Firefighter assist and search team|FAST]] and [[Emergency medical services|EMS]] fields. ==== EMS/Ambulance ==== For many years (~1960's-2005), the town operated its own volunteer ambulance squad. Due to low membership, aging equipment and rising costs of operation, the squad was disbanded around 2004/2005. The town initially contracted with a local paid private ambulance service that covered the neighboring towns of [[East Bloomfield, New York|East Bloomfield]] and [[Bristol, New York|Bristol]]. Both those towns however either began paying their members or increased volunteerism and dropped the paid private service, resulting in fewer ambulances in the area and increasingly longer response times. In late 2014, the Chief of the fire department approached the Town Supervisor about concerns regarding the fire departments already limited EMS staffing being forced to deal with increased wait times for an ambulance. In 2015, the town severed its contract with the private service and entered into a new contract with the neighboring municipality of [[Honeoye Falls, New York|Honeoye Falls]] for use of their ambulance and Paramedic fly-car services on a regular basis.
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