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Votes at a glance: Chautauqua County legislature approves multiple reappointments, grants, FAA lease and sales-tax extension
Summary
At its Sept. 24 meeting the Chautauqua County Legislature approved a suite of routine and policy resolutions, including reappointments, grant acceptances, a lease with the Federal Aviation Administration and an extension of local sales tax; notable roll-call results accompanied several measures.
The Chautauqua County Legislature on Sept. 24 approved multiple routine and policy resolutions, including board reappointments, grant authorizations, adoption of an FAA terminal-lease resolution and a county sales tax extension. Most measures were approved by voice vote or unanimous consent; several items drew roll-call results.
Selected items and outcomes (recorded during the meeting):
- Resolution 226-25: Confirm reappointment, South and Center Chautauqua Lake Sewer District Board — carried (voice vote).
- Resolution 227-25: Confirm reappointment, Chautauqua County Board of Health — carried (voice vote).
- Resolution 228-25: Confirm appointments, Chautauqua Opportunities board of directors — carried (voice vote).
- Resolution 229-25: South and Center Chautauqua Lake Sewer Districts — authorization to accept capacity study grant and appropriate local match — carried (voice vote).
- Resolution 230-25: Authorize lease with the Federal Aviation Administration for antenna and equipment space within the terminal building at Chautauqua County Jamestown Airport — carried (voice vote).
- Blocked then carried package (Resolutions 231–235, as described in the clerk’s reading): The legislature voted to block resolutions 231–235 from immediate separate consideration and then approved the block; the package included budget amendments and other department adjustments and carried as a block (voice vote recorded as carried).
- Resolution (sales tax extension): Resolution titled "resolution of the county legislature of the county of Chautauqua imposing general sales and compensating use taxes, pursuant to the authority of section 1210 of article 29 of the New York tax law" — adopted by roll call: 14 yes, 4 no, 1 absent. (Multiple legislators spoke for and against the measure before the vote.)
- Resolution (setting salary for digital forensic investigator): Adopted by roll call with 18 yes votes and 1 member absent (recorded by the clerk as adopted).
- Resolution 238-25: Authorize acceptance of the New York State victim assistance program funding for 2025 — carried (voice vote).
- Resolution 239-25 (title correction and adoption): Amend 2025 budget for Office of Emergency Services and authorize acceptance of FY2022 technical rescue and urban search and rescue grant — corrected title and adopted (voice vote/roll call recorded as carried).
- Resolution 240-25: Authorized execution of FY2022 explosive detection canine team grant from New York State Office of Homeland Security — carried.
- Resolution 241-25: Authorize execution of New York State Governor's Traffic Safety Committee grant for Police Traffic Services Program FY2026 — carried.
- Resolution 242-25: Authorize regional partnership agreements with municipalities for the tactical team program — carried.
- Resolution 243-25: Authorize Office for the Aging to submit MIPPA funding applications annually — carried.
- Resolution 244-25: Authorize Department of Mental Hygiene to provide clinical supervision or mental-health related trainings to public schools — carried.
- Resolution 245-25: Authorize and approve settlement agreement and action related to the opioid litigation (Purdue Pharma LP and Sackler family) — carried.
- Resolution 246-25: Authorize execution of county infrastructure grant program agreement for the Homesteads at Dunkirk Landing and Welch's Building — carried.
- Resolution 247-25: Authorize clerk to publish notices regarding public hearings on the 2026 tentative budget and legislative salary maximums — adopted by roll call (18 yes, 1 absent reported when clerk called the roll).
For many routine resolutions the clerk recorded a voice vote of "aye" and declared the measure carried. Where the clerk conducted a roll call, the meeting record shows the exact tally and, in some cases, individual yes/no votes were read aloud and recorded.
Ending
The meeting concluded after public comments and the second privilege of the floor; multiple public-safety, grant and administrative measures were adopted and the legislature moved to adjourn.
