PRESS RELEASE: Tioga County Legislature Seeking Candidates for Elected Coroner Vacancy

PRESS RELEASE: Tioga County Legislature Seeking Candidates for Elected Coroner Vacancy

Last Updated: 1/5/2025

TIOGA COUNTY LEGISLATURE SEEKING CANDIDATES FOR ELECTED CORONER VACANCY

Please be advised that the Tioga County Medical Examiner's Office has a vacancy for an Elected Coroner effective January 2, 2025.

The Coroner is an on-call, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days per year of required availability position. The Coroner responds to deaths wherever and whenever they occur within Tioga County, New York, and provides certification of the death as well as the coordination for transport of the deceased. The Coroner communicates directly with medical professionals, family members, law enforcement personnel, and funeral directors. The Coroner completes all necessary paperwork for each case and is responsible for the initiation of the electronic death certificate with the New York State Department of Health and may also be required to go to hospitals in the area to communicate directly with their pathology departments. Please note the use of electronic computer technology and equipment is required.

All interested Tioga County residents should send a letter of interest and a resume to the Tioga County Legislature to be received no later than Friday January 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM. Resumes should be sent to Cathy Haskell, Legislative Clerk at 56 Main Street, Owego, New York, 13827 or emailed to [email protected]. Following that, the Legislature will interview qualified parties and make the appointment to fulfill the unexpired term until 12/31/25 with the understanding that the appointed candidate would need to follow the election process in the upcoming 2025 election to continue as the elected Coroner.