Public Safety Committee approves GIVE grant, three labor agreements and sheriff office budget amendments

The Chautauqua County Public Safety Committee approved a package of funding and personnel actions at its August meeting, including acceptance of a state gun‑violence prevention grant, ratification of three tentative labor agreements affecting sheriff’s personnel, and budget neutral amendments to the sheriff’s grants and 9‑1‑1 budgets.

Madeline Cantaglia of the District Attorney’s Office presented a resolution to accept the Gun Involved Violence Elimination (GIVE) grant for 2025–26. "The entire jurisdiction of Chautauqua County received, dollars 738,212 for this, this period," Cantaglia said. Chautauqua County’s share was $428,232: $278,300 for the district attorney’s office, $113,432 for the sheriff’s office and $36,500 for probation. The grant term runs July 1 through June 30 (2025–26), and Cantaglia said the amounts above-budget for 2025 will be included in proposed 2026 budgets. The committee approved the resolution by voice vote with the correction that the…