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Legislators debate planning vs. development roles, budget priorities and charter duties
Summary
A lengthy discussion at the June 18 Planning & Economic Development meeting centered on whether the Chautauqua County legislature should set firm goals and measurable benchmarks for planning and development to guide the executive’s 2026 tentative budget.
Legislators and planning staff spent a large portion of the June 18 meeting debating whether the county legislature should adopt detailed goals, objectives and performance measures for planning and development that the executive would use when preparing the 2026 tentative budget.
Legislator Fred Johnson (referred to in discussion) argued the legislature has a duty under the county charter to set goals and performance measures and that the body should require benchmarks tied to job creation and budget priorities. Johnson said he has prepared a draft of goals and benchmarks and urged committee members to discuss and…
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