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Chautauqua County committee renames, expands government efficiency fund to include special districts

5941915 · October 14, 2025
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The Administrative Services Committee approved an amendment to a 2017 resolution renaming the Government Reduction Initiative and opening its efficiency fund to special districts; members discussed whether the fund could be used for studies and noted legislative appropriation requirements.

Chautauqua County’s Administrative Services Committee on Tuesday approved an amendment to a 2017 resolution that renames the Government Reduction Initiative and expands eligibility for a county efficiency fund to include special districts as well as municipalities.

County Executive P.J. Wendell, who presented the amendment, said the change would rebrand the program as a government efficiency fund and broaden eligibility beyond towns, villages and cities. "I refer to it as the government efficiency fund," Wendell said. "I would like to rename it just because I don't wanna give the belief that all the purpose is is to reduce…

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