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Council reports passage of finance and public‑works resolutions, schedules roofing‑permit vote next week
Summary
Council members reported eight finance resolutions passed (including CDBG/HOME application and hiring‑freeze suspensions) and public works reported four resolutions for brick repair, county pricing, and street reconstruction projects; the council expects a vote next week on lowering the commercial roofing permit fee.
The Jamestown City Council received committee reports that several resolutions passed in finance and public works this month and that additional measures will be before the council at the next voting session.
The finance committee, a committee speaker said, approved eight resolutions. Those include authorization for the city to submit its 2026 annual action plan and application for Community Development Block Grant and HOME activities; suspending the hiring freeze to fill a senior compensation clerk position in finance and a full‑time account clerk in the city clerk’s office; authorizing an agreement with Jamestown Community College and Chappell Emergency Medical Services to host student emergency medical technician clinical experiences (no fiscal impact to the city); and authorization to participate in road and brick pavement repair contracts with the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities and others.
Public works reported four resolutions: an agreement with the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities for brick pavement repair and related contracting authority; authorization to use Cattaraugus County 2026 construction‑season pricing for certain purchases; continuation and anticipated completion of a multi‑year Barrows Avenue reconstruction project (estimated total reported in committee); and a concrete work contract for Hall Avenue to be funded through CHIPS (a bid amount was recorded in the committee report). Two street reconstruction projects listed in finance — Burrows Avenue (Willard Street to Lynn Valley) and Paul Avenue (Front Street to Palmer Street) — were reported with total amounts of $195,605 and $158,872.50 respectively, and were described as CHIPS‑funded.
The finance report did not list roll call vote tallies in the committee summary; the committee speaker said the resolutions passed. The transcript does not include mover/second or formal vote counts for the committee approvals.
Council leadership also noted a proposed change to the commercial roofing permit fee, reducing the charge from $0.25 per square foot to $0.08 per square foot with a flat application fee of $1.20 and a maximum fee of $2,500; that item was described as commercial‑only and will be on next week’s new‑business agenda. Officials said applicants who already paid the higher rate this year will be compensated.
Council members were given timelines for construction projects and encouraged to follow up with staff for project lists and details. The committees’ summaries concluded with reminders about upcoming public meetings and hearings related to the CDBG/HOME plan and other items.
Next steps: the council will consider committee resolutions and the roofing‑permit change at the next voting session; staff will provide project lists and any required contract documents for council review.
