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Committee approves budget amendments to cover sheriff, EMS year-end overages
Chautauqua County Public Safety Committee · February 19, 2026
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Summary
Public Safety Committee approved budget amendments: a sheriff request to use fund balance for $691,811 of overages (jail overtime, retirement, workers' comp, food) and EMS year-end self-balancing reconciliations including an identified $27,000 fly-car surplus.
The Public Safety Committee on Feb. 18 approved budget amendments to reconcile 2025 overages in the sheriff's office and emergency services accounts.
A sheriff's office representative told the committee the office exceeded appropriations and sought to use $661,568 of general fund balance and $30,243 in W-911 reserved…
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