The Chautauqua County Legislature voted on a series of routine and substantive resolutions on Dec. 17, 2025, approving appointment blocks, airport capital plans and several budget and agreement items, and holding a recorded roll-call on a personnel salary.

Key outcomes at a glance:

- Blocked appointment packages: Legislator Bankoskie moved (seconded by Legislator Gustafson) to block resolutions 303–311 (confirmations and reappointments to multiple local boards and commissions); the block was approved by voice vote and carried. Later in the meeting a second block motion carried covering resolutions 329–333 (agreements with the Chautauqua County IDA and economic development organizations).

- Airport property and capital projects: Resolution 312 (transfer of Hangar A at the Jamestown Airport from CCIDA to the county) carried by voice vote. Resolutions 313 and 314 authorized federal and state aid applications (ACIP) for the Dunkirk and Jamestown airports' five-year capital improvement plans for fiscal years 2026–2030; both carried. Resolution 315 authorized a public hearing for a restaurant lease at Jamestown Airport to Archie's Airport Diner LLC; the measure carried.

- ARPA interest for security project: Resolution 316 amended the 2025 budget to increase the GLB security project budget by using interest earnings from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds; Legislator Larson spoke in support, characterizing the ARPA award as a rare, flexible federal allocation of roughly $26,000,000 to Chautauqua County and praising past county stewardship; the resolution carried by voice vote.

- Other agreements and grant continuations: The legislature carried multiple authorizations for intergovernmental agreements and grant continuations, including court security services (318), enhanced police protection (319), continuing medical education for CCEMS (320), bathing beach water-quality monitoring (321), public-health emergency preparedness funding via Health Research Incorporated (322), courtroom technology upgrades with the Unified Court System (323), and acceptance of aid-to-prosecution funds (324). Resolutions 325 and 326 amended capital and grant budgets for snowmobile trails and a countywide resiliency grant, respectively; both carried.

- Recorded personnel vote: Resolution 336 set the salary for a network security analyst. The clerk called the roll and recorded 19 "yes" votes; the resolution was adopted by recorded vote.

Why it matters: The resolutions fund and authorize operational activity for airports, public health and safety, and county IT and facilities programs. The adoption of an ARPA-interest-funded security amendment uses federal relief earnings to support local infrastructure; the personnel roll-call confirms a funded position in county IT/security.

What’s next: Many adopted actions will proceed to implementation by county departments. Blocked appointment packages will be processed as a group and individual appointment details are in the agenda packet for public review.