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Committee approves Jamestown lease for Chautauqua County mental hygiene and social services; finance staff say it is budget neutral
Summary
The committee approved a lease with the City of Jamestown to provide office space for the Chautauqua County Department of Mental Hygiene and Social Services. County finance staff described the lease as roughly $32,004 and said state grant funds and departmental claiming will make the item budget neutral, though local-share figures were presented as estimates and varied in the discussion.
The Chautauqua County Public Facilities Committee voted Nov. 10 to approve a lease agreement with the City of Jamestown to provide office space for the Chautauqua County Department of Mental Hygiene and Social Services.
Sam Zafoto, deputy director of finance, presented the resolution and described the lease as “essentially a new lease” with a total cost he stated as about $32,003.94. Zafoto said the county Department of Social Services (DSS) and the county mental hygiene unit would each cover part of the cost; he identified a state grant contribution and estimated revenue the county would claim to offset costs, concluding the lease was intended to be budget neutral.
Zafoto detailed funding estimates in several places during the discussion: he said a state grant would contribute approximately $5,003, and that claiming through DSS overhead at an estimated 62%/38% split could yield about $10,853 in recoverable revenue. He also said roughly $6,700 would be the local share “out of social services” and at another point cited a DSS local-share figure of about $4,124 based on the claiming percentage. Zafoto emphasized the numbers were estimates tied to the claiming methodology and that the local share is included in the county's proposed 2026 budget.
A committee member asked where operations would be relocated from; Zafoto said he would follow up with the department commissioner and human services staff to provide that detail. Committee members also noted this item was a resubmission of a resolution previously tabled.
On the record, the committee voted to carry the resolution. The record does not show departmental representatives for mental hygiene in attendance; Zafoto indicated staff would follow up on outstanding location and allocation questions.
