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Acceptance of discovery and bail reform funding: Madeline Cantakulia of the District Attorney's Office presented a resolution authorizing acceptance of $945,058 in discovery and bail reform funds awarded to Chautauqua County by the state. She said the award will be shared among the district attorney's office, the sheriff's office, the probation department and municipal police agencies and that $286,000 of the total is designated for sheriff, probation and municipal police needs. The DA's office will administer the award and enter contracts with agencies; the revenue was not included in the 2025 budget and the resolution authorizes budget amendments to record the revenue and offsetting expenses.

Culinary arts instruction agreement: The committee authorized an agreement with Chautauqua-Cattaraugus-Erie 2 BOCES to provide culinary arts instruction for the 2025'2026 school year. County fiscal staff said the agreement pays part of the food-service supervisor salary and related benefits for a program run in the jail and that the item is included in the 2025 budget.

Regional partnership agreement: The committee authorized a regional partnership agreement with the City of Dunkirk Police Department and the Southern Tier Drug Task Force to formalize resource sharing among investigators. The presenter said there is no monetary exchange in this agreement; it documents that city personnel can work with county investigators as part of the joint task force.

School resource officer and special-patrol agreements: The sheriff's office presented longstanding school resource officer agreements for multiple districts for the July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026 term (Brockton Central, Frewsburg Central, Pine Valley Central, Silver Creek Central, Forestville Central, Panama Central and BOCES locations). The committee also authorized a special-patrol officer agreement with Climber (Climber Central School) for a retired deputy at a cost not to exceed $34 per hour. Presenters said the SRO and special-patrol arrangements are included in the 2025 budget and largely mirror the prior year's agreements.

Each of these items passed on voice votes with \"Aye\" recorded and the chair declaring them carried. The committee did not add policy conditions to these agreements in the meeting record.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Public Safety Committee Meeting 05/21/25","oneSentenceSummary","The Public Safety Committee approved multiple routine resolutions: acceptance of $945,058 in discovery and bail-reform funding, BOCES culinary instruction in the county jail, a regional partnership with Dunkirk Police and the Southern Tier Drug Task Force, school resource officer agreements, and a special-patrol officer contract.","taxTitle","Chautauqua County, New York","taxId",14530,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6545752,"District attorney seeks committee OK to pursue feasibility study for forensic lab with SUNY Fredonia",778,1666000,2444000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3428714-2f780d36f23c4269f792a9d359188608&start=1666&end=2444","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3428714-2f780d36f23c4269f792a9d359188608/thumbnail_1666000.jpg","/articles/6545752/Chautauqua-County/New-York/District-attorney-seeks-committee-OK-to-pursue-feasibility-study-for-forensic-lab-with-SUNY-Fredonia","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6545752-d85a976c60ca4716feb7a26ddf2db1d1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771208351&Signature=ZmZbP3GxDffCK0ejtRT6d6mcvkmBliD-HMyBClkGWXoMAB6hwAe4OqCX-Kodzfrk9sL-~PPjtSCpBQo~Fuf7qBXg5Veankjj3P120EdwsnZn6bu5rLpKar6lipVGuXYrrrFsH617fZKv~ZNuJ1j6LjEoMX40OdAJUUjbpJPI3lVZ29EvH0drr1K0vLkvl9d7j9R0YsKRo3FkutFHZzlLTDNX0SzkeYWtYkmmHruWF8rxPe5S0LUVJa2WxKg7DsW2Reby--Ga2IIyVeSoG~WTwn5Q2DCDNAZ6EYq7mxduOXazAMZn8~pMv76kU5zH5RbC4TIoNObl7XrQEbqsNmUhUA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt asked the Public Safety Committee to support a next step toward a feasibility study for creating a local forensic laboratory in partnership with SUNY Fredonia.

Schmidt said the county currently relies on state and regional crime labs with turnaround times that have ranged from about six months historically to roughly three months more recently for DNA and other analyses. \"It would be nice if we could process our...evidence here locally,\" Schmidt said, adding that long turnaround times can undermine prosecutions because defendants in serious cases can be subject to statutory deadlines for indictment and arraignment.

Schmidt described outreach to SUNY Fredonia, which has expressed interest in hosting a lab either on its main campus or at the Dunkirk incubator building; the college's science faculty have toured an Erie County lab and identified compatible equipment. He said the college is not currently positioned to fully fund a feasibility study, and estimated a study could cost on the order of $150,000'$200,000. Schmidt suggested some of the county's discovery- and bail-reform grant funding might be an available funding source for the RFP and feasibility work and said he had spoken informally with the Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS).

Committee members signaled support for issuing the RFP and for the committee to receive an update at the next meeting. \"I think the consensus here of the Public Safety Committee...is to take the next step and go ahead and proceed,\" the chair said. Schmidt said the college has asked to avoid public announcements while the process unfolds and that the county would not issue public releases without legislative sign-off.

If advanced, the feasibility study would examine possible campus and off-campus locations, required security and accreditation requirements under DCJS, cost estimates, and operational arrangements between the college and law-enforcement partners. Schmidt said no county funds were being spent at the time of the committee discussion and that purchasing had received the draft RFP for review.","District Attorney Jason Schmidt asked the committee to support issuing an RFP for a feasibility study on establishing a forensic laboratory in partnership with SUNY Fredonia; Schmidt said local lab capability could speed evidence turnaround and help meet criminal-procedure deadlines.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6545757,"Architects present 224-bed concept and $114M'$120M range for Chautauqua County jail replacement",1849,1299000,3148000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3428714-2f780d36f23c4269f792a9d359188608&start=1299&end=3148","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3428714-2f780d36f23c4269f792a9d359188608/thumbnail_1299000.jpg","/articles/6545757/Chautauqua-County/New-York/Architects-present-224-bed-concept-and-114M120M-range-for-Chautauqua-County-jail-replacement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6545757-0213ef630588608f5e31795619d4912e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771208351&Signature=mjP1kMAiKDcVU77yGjbRFGVDBCJnEQOUDgcGqhbkKd7Znb-q4zDqs6JKM7D29Z0Imrq5qIvlFE27H3xCeqjBc~iFGZKb1Zv6WyuwGPw8qbKzrL3QJppCYqv4LfA0N54bVD7e3YS58yusWthYczwMAn5cymbvFzwxLie24NRNIag9ImAZASuPG6fPDzkfkyAjZ0~pXT5PcoUieG1I4EMv-SISLufuMNJM6CCscCn0zlQtEtTUZkdE2s0ygzKdL9yYRpjByzxt0Da6OiSvZCzNXfCN42nnDUv3-h4a2Ylm4-GLm2~hSZH6t3GwL9ZEmUZYW3-lEe8XljXM20G81wrX1A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Chautauqua County public safety officials and their consultants presented a jail needs assessment and concept plan that recommends planning for a 224-bed facility on the existing site and provided high-level cost estimates for an addition and renovation.

Mark Kukufka, principal in charge for LaBella Associates' municipal justice group, Dave Weller, senior project manager at LaBella, and Alan Richardson of Justice Planners summarized the study. Richardson said the team compiled jail, court and demographic data and produced baseline and alternate forecasts of average daily population (ADP). \"With the data that we've gotten so far, said if nothing changes in the system in processing, this is the estimated forecast for the average daily population,\" Richardson said.

The consultants presented three forecasts: a base forecast and two alternates that modeled (1) bookings returning to pre-COVID levels and (2) bookings and lengths of stay returning toward pre-COVID levels. Projected bed needs under the scenarios ranged from roughly 152 to as high as 316 beds depending on assumptions and whether federal inmates are housed locally; the team said a 224-bed option without federal inmates was the consensus planning target. LaBella's gross-square-foot estimate for an all-new facility was about 114,000'115,000 square feet; the consultants said a design that salvages usable portions of the existing complex while removing the 1939 section would be used as the road map for concept design.

On cost, the consultants provided a concept budget range. Using 2024 pricing the 224-bed addition and renovation was estimated at $103'$108 million; projecting escalation into mid-2025 pushed the concept estimate to roughly $114'$120 million. \"When we were looking at it...the concept budget was between $103 and $108 million,\" Weller said. \"Extrapolating out to 2025...that is now projected up to $114'$120 million.\"

Sheriff's office speakers emphasized operational risk if the 1939 section is taken out of service. The sheriff said parts of the older section are deteriorating, that staff maintain variances with inspections, and that closure could force boarding out inmates to other counties with increased cost and safety impacts. \"If we are forced at some point to close it down, the construction costs and the other costs will likely go up,\" the sheriff said, and added the county faces a time horizon to act.

The consultants outlined next steps if the legislature pursues the project: refine the program to 5,000-foot or lower-detail level, develop a schematic design and traffic/parking plan, and produce updated budgets and schedules. They estimated roughly 12 months of design followed by about two years of construction, with a total delivery timeframe roughly three to three-and-a-half years from project start to closeout. The committee reserved time for questions and indicated the presentation would be shared with the full legislature for further consideration.","LaBella Associates and Justice Planners presented a jail needs assessment that recommends planning around a 224-bed facility with concept cost estimates roughly $115 million to $120 million after escalation; presenters urged next steps for schematic design and updated budgets while the sheriff warned that the 1939 section may need closure soon.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6545762,"Public Safety Committee OKs $132,500 county payment to settle estate of Gregory Galloway",270,192000,462000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3428714-2f780d36f23c4269f792a9d359188608&start=192&end=462","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3428714-2f780d36f23c4269f792a9d359188608/thumbnail_192000.jpg","/articles/6545762/Chautauqua-County/New-York/Public-Safety-Committee-OKs-132500-county-payment-to-settle-estate-of-Gregory-Galloway","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6545762-2ddb1000d6ebec34316e2ce129477935/orig.mp4?Expires=1771208351&Signature=R-n8VU8mTkD~L4lzq7dHZY6PMKWNxsnZQutUWeeuA2zklf-b1GQNXxnD~EiT7Ydc191~ks70CVQ-qzcqmwc2ScmL7eB~wnx1oAZdDXS7sbWNLNchEYN9NPLV~Il4BVi575NLDQCV9SnJnOynGVjAQomI9uAJO97tC82UV-N0N5-u~nHW4pzZgnJDMdxrLR5-m4YP3rQdNsK0yAduy2boDBpH5wgeAzhy1sv-Ty-pOjC~S5mJyoRI~ODXvEstlmI03Om-sx~B7wl9omm-7t08QAYwDymYcLegM5iiOWtNUHQw34j2f0I6-bEqnXFm4e0n~TPx7J6vJx3TEDOOY7isqw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Chautauqua County Public Safety Committee on a voice vote authorized payment of $132,500 as the county's portion of a $170,000 settlement to the estate of Gregory Galloway.

County Attorney Anna Morgan told the committee the settlement resolves a claim brought by Galloway's estate arising from his death while in Chautauqua County custody in 2019. \"In front of you is a resolution that proposes, on advice of the county attorney's office and our insurance carrier, that we settle the claim that the estate of Mr. Gregory Galloway has toward the county,\" Morgan said.

Morgan said the total settlement of $170,000 will be split between Chautauqua County defendants and City of Dunkirk defendants; Dunkirk is to pay $37,500 and the county the remainder, $132,500. She said the county's insurer will cover approximately half of the county's obligation because the county's deductible for this type of claim is 50 percent. \"Our insurance carrier was involved in the number. They were involved in the settlement negotiations, and they will be covering half because our deductible in these types of cases is 50%,\" Morgan said.

Morgan also told the committee the estate had commenced proceedings in the circuit court and the presiding judge, identified in the meeting as Judge Cass, \"wants something in writing that the county is ready, willing, and able to meet our full liability.\" A committee member asked for more detail about the claim; Morgan said much of the evidence is privileged but that the settlement was focused on \"pain and suffering\" the decedent suffered and that expert and coroner testimony informed the valuation.

Committee members did not request follow-up measures or operational changes as part of the resolution. After brief questions the committee voted; the chair called for those in favor, members responded \"Aye,\" and the motion carried.

The resolution as presented directs payment of the county's share; the committee record indicates the insurer's participation but does not show a separate formal accounting entry in the transcript excerpt. The item passed on the committee's voice vote and will proceed as provided by the county's internal procedures.","The Chautauqua County Public Safety Committee authorized payment of $132,500 as the county's share of a $170,000 settlement to the estate of Gregory Galloway; county attorney said proof of ability to pay was requested by the court and insurance will cover roughly half of the county's obligation.","actionData","errors"]

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