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Votes at a glance: Chautauqua County Legislature — Jan. 22, 2025 meeting
Summary
The legislature carried a block of appointment resolutions, authorized multiple airport leases and agreements, approved budget amendments and settlement agreements, and advanced several county contracts and hearings. Most items passed with voice votes; exact roll-call tallies were not recorded in the transcript.
The Chautauqua County Legislature approved multiple routine and substantive resolutions during its Jan. 22, 2025 meeting. Most measures passed by voice vote; the transcript records carriage but does not provide roll‑call tallies for each vote. Key items approved included appointments and reappointments, airport leases, intergovernmental policing and court security agreements, a settlement related to the opioid crisis, budget amendments, and authorizations related to Jamestown Community College and Bemis Creek sediment management.
Notable motions and outcomes recorded on the legislative docket that were considered and carried during the meeting include:
- Blocked and carried: Resolutions 6‑25 through 11‑25 — appointments and reappointments to several advisory boards and commissions (Landfill Commission; Ethics Board; Fire Advisory Board; Emergency Medical Services Council; Lake Erie Management Commission; Industrial Development Agency Board of Directors). The legislature voted to block these items together, then carried them as presented.
- Resolution 12‑25 — Authorized lease of office space between the Chautauqua County Office for Aging Services and the City of Dunkirk. Carried by voice vote.
- Resolution 13‑25 — Authorized a five‑year commercial lease agreement for a portion of the parking lot at Jamestown Airport (JHW). Carried by voice vote.
- Resolution 14‑25 — Authorized a lease agreement at the Jamestown Airport Terminal Building with Penn Border Aviation LLC. Carried by voice vote.
- Resolution 15‑25 — Authorized lease agreement for an office suite at the Jamestown Airport Terminal Building to Chase Aviation Company LLC. Carried by voice vote.
- Resolution 16‑25 — Authorized a public hearing for leasing restaurant facilities at JHW to Basil and Bones Inc. Carried by voice vote.
- Resolution 17‑25 — Amended the 2025 budget for a Fiscal Year 2021 cybersecurity grant program. Carried by voice vote.
- Resolution 18‑25 — Closed the Sheriff’s Office petty cash fund. Carried by voice vote.
- Resolution 19‑25 — Authorized agreements with towns for enhanced police protection services for fiscal year 2025. Carried by voice vote.
- Resolution 20‑25 — Authorized agreements with towns for court security services for fiscal year 2025. Carried by voice vote.
- Resolution 21‑25 — Authorized and approved a settlement agreement in an action relating to the opioid crisis. Carried by voice vote.
- Resolution 202‑25 (listed as 20 two‑twenty 5 in the transcript) — Authorized repurposing of capital project funds for Jamestown Community College (JCC). Carried by voice vote.
- Resolution 203‑25 (20 three‑twenty 5) — Amended the 2025 budget for the countywide resiliency grant, Restore New York White Inn grant, and sediment and debris management plan for Bemis Creek. Carried by voice vote.
- Resolution 24‑25 — Restoring passenger air service to the Jamestown (Chautauqua County) Airport. The item drew a policy statement from Legislator Larson about economic development and local priorities; the resolution was carried by voice vote.
Most items were carried with no recorded opposition in the transcript. Where the transcript shows only a voice vote or a group consent, the exact yes/no/abstain counts were not specified; for those items this article lists the outcome as "carried" and notes that individual roll-call tallies were not provided in the meeting transcript.
For records and follow-up, the legislative docket contains the full text and official resolution numbers for each item; this summary reflects the actions and outcomes recorded in the Jan. 22 meeting transcript.
