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Erie County Council approves Erie Area Council of Governments 2025 budget
Summary
Councilors approved Resolution No. 14 (2025), adopting the Erie Area Council of Governments (EACOG) annual budget for calendar year ending 12/31/2025 after an EACOG representative described membership and programs.
Erie County Council on Tuesday approved Resolution No. 14 (2025), adopting the annual budget for the Erie Area Council of Governments (EACOG) for the calendar year ending Dec. 31, 2025.
John Bartnicki, who introduced himself to the council as the new executive director of the Erie Area Council of Governments, told councilors that EACOG has 32 member municipalities out of 38 in Erie County and said the organization’s largest program is joint bidding, which benefits many members. “We’re alive and well and moving forward,” Bartnicki said.
Why it matters: Resolution No. 14 formalizes the EACOG budget for 2025; the council vote is a standard approval of a regional body’s annual plan. The transcript includes no line‑item dollar amounts tied to county appropriations for EACOG during this meeting.
Details and vote: The council considered Resolution No. 14 under new business and approved it by recorded voice vote. The transcript records affirmative votes from Copeland, Drexel, Horton, Schauerman, Buonarski, Bale and Chairman Scutella.
Context: Bartnicki described EACOG’s membership and said the joint‑bidding program is the organization’s largest program, though he clarified that the county “doesn't necessarily purchase anything” through that program. The budget approval recorded at the meeting adopts EACOG’s annual financial plan; any specific county contributions or contracts would require separate action.
