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Chautauqua County committee approves package of public‑safety grants and agreements including $1.3M BJA award
Summary
The Public Safety Committee approved acceptance of multiple recurring and new public‑safety grants and agreements — including a three‑year BJA award of $1.3 million for jail‑based and community programs, EMPG24 and SHSP24 homeland security grants, Operation Stone Garden patrol funding, a court‑security agreement, and a traffic‑safety grant.
The Chautauqua County Public Safety Committee approved a package of grants and intergovernmental agreements designed to support emergency management, corrections programming, traffic enforcement and courthouse security.
Sheriff Jim Quattrone and staff described a three‑year BJA award (PJAFY24) that funds a corrections officer for the Ignite program, a CASE‑ACT counselor in the jail, a HUB coordinator and peer advocates. Quattrone said the award amount is $1,300,000 and that it is the maximum allowed by the program. "This award amount is the maximum amount allowed also," an office supervisor confirmed; the committee thanked the grant team and carried the authorization to execute the award.
The committee also approved acceptance of the FY2024 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG24) and the State Homeland Security Program (SHSP24), both described by Noel Gottman, director of emergency services, as recurring, multi‑year performance grants used for training, planning, incident‑management software, hazmat work and specialized equipment. Gottman noted use of EMPG funds for lithium‑ion battery training and SHSP funds for incident software and updated detectors.
Additional approvals included renewal of Operation Stone Garden funding for enhanced patrols along Lake Erie (covering overtime, equipment and mileage), a renewal agreement with the New York State Unified Court System for court security staffing and operations, and a Governor's Traffic Safety Committee grant for police traffic services (FY2025) to support extra patrols during state‑directed high‑visibility periods; the traffic‑safety award this year is $22,881.
Officials said most of the grants are included in the county’s 2024–2025 budget. Each resolution was carried by the committee.
