CLEARFIELD – The Clearfield County Commissioners on Tuesday voted to appoint Dr. David S. Jaslow as the county’s medical command physician for Emergency Medical Services.
Commissioner Tony Scotto said Jaslow has a specialized degree in emergency medicine, and will be a very valuable asset for the county’s 911 Department.
“He’ll help with protocols for our emergency responders,” Scotto explained, adding that it won’t have any financial impact because 911 Funds will be used.
Commissioner Dave Glass said that Jaslow is “very passionate” about EMS. Additionally, Commissioner John A. Sobel noted that Jaslow started out as a first responder himself before going on to medical school and more specialized training in EMS.
“He serves many communities throughout the commonwealth of Pennsylvania,” Sobel said, “and is certainly an expert in the field.”
Scotto and Sobel said Jaslow is based out of Montgomery County, and will serve as a consultant for Clearfield County 911. It was also noted that he’s an emergency room doctor with Penn Highlands Healthcare in Clearfield and DuBois.
In other business, the commissioners:
- approved an agreement with ES&S to print the General Primary Election ballots. The commissioners noted that in the future, they would like to have the ballots printed locally, but with the voting systems being newly-implemented, they collectively agreed it was best to go with ES&S to reduce confusion and also due to time constraints.
- approved a proposal with Susquehanna Accounting & Consulting Solutions Inc. of Harrisburg for training services for the county’s Children & Youth Services Office as well as for county budget processing services. It was noted that the firm also assisted the county in 2019, and this was an early contract being put in place at the firm’s request.
- approved to advertise for bids for the paving of the county’s portion of Leonard Street between the 911 Center and Graystone Court Villas, Clearfield.
- approved an agreement with Service Access Management (SAM) for fiscal consulting services for the county’s CYS Office. It was noted it’s a temporary agreement to help with the training of the county’s new, part-time CYS fiscal officer, and the agreement is set to expire March 31.
- approved a proposal from KTH Architects for architectural services with regards to the county’s annex building’s roof. Scotto said the roof has reached the end of its useful life, and must be replaced.
- approved one new hire and four employee separations/retirements.
- approved the minutes from the Feb. 11 board meeting as presented by the chief clerk.
- approved the bills as presented by the Controller’s office.
