Votes at a glance: Resolutions adopted June 18 by Chautauqua County Audit & Control Committee

The Audit & Control Committee took votes on multiple agenda items on June 18. Key outcomes:

- Amend 2026 budget for County Law Department (add paralegal, budget correction): approved (voice vote; one recorded nay).
- Amend 2026 budget for Portland/Port Dunkirk Sewer District (replace generator at pump station #5): approved (cost ~ $39,936 from district enterprise fund).
- Amend 2025 budget for North County Water District (accounting reclassification of interest): approved.
- Adjust interest classification for North Shaka County Water District and related sewer districts (short-term to long-term debt): approved.
- Accept FAA and NYSDOT grants to replace three security gates at Dunkirk Airport (federal ~95%, local ~2.5% state ~2.5%): approved.
- Jamestown Community College: reallocate $60,000 from an interior renovation to infrastructure work (county portion $15,000): approved.
- DMV petty cash adjustments for locations: approved.
- Cancel taxes for land-bank-owned property (tax-exempt): approved.
- Cancel long-delinquent gas-well taxes where collection is impracticable (county chargebacks to towns will follow): approved.
- Accept Crimes Against Revenue Program grant ($62,840) for DA's office investigator and ADA partial salary: approved.
- Amend the Department of Mental Hygiene & Social Services 2026 budget for increased safety-net costs (projected increase to a little over $15M): approved (one opposed).
- Accept NYSED "America 250" grant ($15,000) for county history expo: approved.
- Authorize county infrastructure grant agreement for the Welch's building (Westfield) as part of a $1M award: approved.
- Set the 2027 levy for the county self-insurance workers' comp plan: approved.
- Reconfirm purchasing policy, investment policy (add Lakeshore Bank), and county financial management policy: approved.

Presenters for the measures included county staff and outside project leads: Emily Woodard and the County Attorney's Office (law budget), Allison Vento (sewer district), Jennifer Swan (budget adjustments), John Mackamer (airports), Kimolene (tax services), Maline Kagula (District Attorney office), Carmel Hernandez (mental hygiene/social services), Rebecca Worester (planning/grants), among others.

Each approved resolution will be reflected in county accounting and implemented by the reporting department; in cases of tax cancellations the finance office will issue statutory chargebacks to affected towns.