2011 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY LEGISLATURE MAYVILLE, NEW YORK 2010 Census Population for Chautauqua County 134,905 ****** Fred C. Croscut, Chairman…………………..…….. Sherman, NY James E. Caflisch, Clerk (Resigned 1/26/11)………….Clymer, NY Ronald A. Lemon, Clerk (Resigned 8/25/11)…..…Frewsburg, NY Kathy T. Tampio, Clerk…………………………Silver Creek, NY TABLE OF CONTENTS I INTRODUCTION Roster of Legislators...……………………………………………………….iii & iv Standing Committees of Legislature…………………………………………..…v Directory of County Officers & Officials ……………………………….…vi & vii II SESSIONS OF THE LEGISLATURE Organizational January….. … ……………………………………………………. 1 Regular January…..……………………………….……………………………….. 6 Regular February………..…………………………………………………..…….. 24 Regular March …………………………………………………………………... 67 Special April….……………………………………………….………………….. ..94 Regular April………………………………………………………………..………106 Regular May …………………………………………………………….……..…132 Special June …………………………………………………………………… 160 Regular June ……………………….……………………………………...……. 161 Regular July …………………………………………………………………...…198 Regular August …………………………………………………………………. 217 Regular September.…………………………………………………………..….. 239 Regular October.. ……………………………………………………………….... 256 Regular November …………………………………………………………..…...288 Regular December ……………………………………………………………. 307 IV INDEX OF RESOLUTIONS Numerical …………………….…………………………………………………327 Alphabetical .……………………………………………………………………335 ROSTER OF LEGISLATORS iii ________________________________________________________________ CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY LEGISLATURE #1 (Tn. Of Dunkirk & Keith D. Ahlstrom PO Box 254 Part of City) Dunkirk, NY 14048 #2 (City of Dunkirk) Shaun Heenan 89 Seel Acres Dunkirk, NY 14048 #3 (Tn. Of Dunkirk & Robert Duff 2024 Laona Rd. Part of City & Sheridan) Forestville, NY 14062 #4 (Tn. Of Hanover) George Borrello 12809 Breeze Ave. Irving, NY 14081 #5 (Tns. Arkwright; Jerry Park 1664 Rt. 83 Villenova Parts of Forestville, NY 14062 Charlotte, Hanover) #6 (Parts of Pomfret & John W. Runkle 223 Dale Drive Stockton) Cassadaga, NY 14718 #7 (Tns. Cherry Crk. Robert Stewart 15 Oak St. & Ellington Parts Conewango Valley, NY of Charlotte & Poland) 14726 #8 (Parts of Busti, Tamara Downey 2020 Riverside Rd. Carroll & Kiantone) Jamestown, NY 14701 #9 (Parts of Ellicott & Larry Barmore PO Box 245 Gerry) Gerry, N.Y. 14740 #10 (Parts of Busti & Mark Tarbrake 3151 Oak Ridge Circle Ellicott) Jamestown, NY 14701 #11 (Parts City of Victoria R. James 809 Lafayette Street Jamestown) Jamestown, NY 14701 #12 (Parts City of Lori B. Cornell 20 Dewey Place Jamestown) Jamestown, NY 14701 #13 (Parts City of Paula DeJoy 219 Barrows Street Jamestown) Jamestown, NY 14701 ROSTER OF LEGISLATORS iv ________________________________________________________________ #14 (Parts City of Scot W. Stutzman 14 Ellis Avenue Jamestown) Jamestown, NY 14701 #15 (Parts City of Maria Kindberg 33 Pershing Avenue Jamestown) Jamestown, NY 14701 #16 (Parts City of Chuck Nazzaro 236 Springdale Ave. Jamestown & Jamestown, NY 14701 Tn, of Ellicott) #17 (Parts of Ellery & Richard C. Babbage P.O Box 398 Chautauqua) 146 Lakeside Drive Bemus Point, NY 14712 #18 (Parts of Busti) Rudy Mueller 7 Sunset Avenue Lakewood, NY 14750 #19 (Parts of Harmony, Frank Jay Gould 70 Hoag Road N. Harmony & Busti) Ashville, NY 14710 #20 (Tn. of Sherman & Fred Croscut 3375 Waits Corners Road Parts of Chautauqua) Sherman, NY 14781 #21 (Tns. Fr. Creek, David L. Himelein P. O. Box 617 Mina & Parts of) Findley Lake, N.Y. 14736 Clymer & Ripley #22 (Parts of Ripley & Douglas. V. Richmond 27 E. Main Street Westfield) Westfield, NY 14787 #23 (Tn. of Portland) Thomas DeJoe 14 Fay Street Brocton, N.Y. 14716 #24 (Parts of Pomfret) Robert Scudder 348 W. Main St. Fredonia, NY 14063 #25 (Parts of Pomfret) John Gullo 221 Central Ave. Fredonia, NY 14063 2011 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS v _____________________________________________________________________ 2011 Committee Assignments Administrative Services Audit & Control Larry Barmore Jay Gould John Runkle Jerry Park Bob Scudder John Runkle Lori Cornell ** Doug Richmond Paula DeJoy Chuck Nazzaro ** Tom DeJoe John Gullo Human Services Planning & Econ. Dev. Mark Tarbrake Jerry Park Jay Gould George Borrello Scot Stutzman Mark Tarbrake Keith Ahlstrom ** Maria Kindberg ** Vickey James Shaun Heenan Public Facilities Public Safety Dick Babbage Doug Richmond Bob Stewart Dave Himelein Larry Barmore Tami Downey Tom DeJoe ** Robert Duff Chuck Nazzaro Rudy Mueller ** Committee Chairman listed First Committee Vice Chairman listed Second Ranking Member ** DIRECTORY vi _____________________________________________________________________________ CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY DIRECTORY For the Year 2011 COUNTY GENERAL COUNTY LEGISLATURE Fred C. Croscut …………………..……………………………………………………...Mayville James E. Caflisch, Clerk (Resigned 1/26/11)………………………………………… .Mayville Ronald A. Lemon, Clerk (Resigned 8/25/11)…………………………………………...Mayville Katherine T. Tampio, Clerk ………………………………………………………………Mayville Lori J. Foster, Deputy Clerk……………………………………………………………… Mayville COUNTY EXECUTIVE Gregory J. Edwards, County Executive………..………………………………………. Mayville LAW Stephen Abdella, County Attorney…….………………………………………………… Mayville Daniel R. Polowy, 1st Assistant County Attorney…………………………………... …Mayville Kurt D. Gustafson, 1st Assistant County Attorney……………………………………….Mayville Scott F. Harley, Assistant County Attorney………………………………………………Mayville Shawn M. Corey, Assistant County Attorney (Resigned Feb/2011)….……………….Mayville Kristen Wright, Assistant County Attorney (Effective Date March/2011)….………….Mayville AGING Mary Ann Spanos, Director …………………..…………………………….……………..Mayville BUDGET, Office of Management and Budget Kitty Crow, Director ….………………………………………………………………….…Mayville DIVISION OF PURCHASING George Carlson II, Deputy Director……………………………………………………….Mayville COUNTY CLERK Sandra Sopak, County Clerk………………………………………………………………Mayville Tracie Lorenzo, Deputy …………………………………………………………………..Mayville Daniel Thompson, Director, Sealer Weights & Measures …………………………...Mayville CORONERS Warren H. Riles…………………………………………………………………………..Forestville James Jackson, …………….………………………………………………………..…Jamestown John Sixbey……………………………………………………………………………. .Jamestown Richard Mackowiak, Jr……………………………………………………………………...Dunkirk ELECTION BOARD Brian Abram, (R) Commissioner………………………………………………………..…Mayville Norman P. Green, (D) Commissioner………………………………………………..…..Mayville FINANCE Darin A. Schulz, Director……..……………………………………………………………Mayville James E. Caflisch, Director of Real Property Tax Services .………..…………………Mayville EMERGENCY SERVICES Julius Leone, Director………………………………………………………………………Mayville HISTORIAN Michelle Henry………………………………………………………………………………Mayville HUMAN RESOURCES Joseph Porpiglia, Director……………………………………………………………….…Mayville INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT William Daly, Director………………..………………………………………………...Jamestown INSURANCE Darin A. Schulz…………………………………...…………………………………….….Mayville PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT William Daly………..………..…………………………….……………………………Jamestown DIRECTORY vii _____________________________________________________________________________ Deputy Director Mark Geise ………………………………………………………….Jamestown PUBLIC FACILITIES George Spanos ………..………………………………..……………………………….. Falconer SHERIFF Joseph A. Gerace, Sheriff …….…………………………………………………….…...Mayville Chuck Holder, Under Sheriff ………………………………………………………..…..Mayville SOCIAL SERVICES Steven Wickmark……………………………………………………………………………Mayville VETERANS SERVICES Troy Smith, Director….. ………………..………………..……………………………..Jamestown HEALTH SERVICES Christine Schuyler ………………… ………………………………………………………..Mayville MENTAL HYGIENE SERVICES Patricia A. Brinkman, Director…………………………………………………………..…Mayville COUNTY HOME Timothy Hellwig, Director……………………………………………………………….…..Dunkirk JUDICIAL COUNTY COURT Hon. John T. Ward, Judge…………………………………………………………………Mayville FAMILY COURT Hon. Judith S. Claire, Judge……………………………………………………………….Mayville SUPREME COURT Hon. Frederick Marshall, Judge………………………………………………………...…Mayville SURROGATE COURT Hon. Stephen W. Cass, Judge…………………………………………………………....Mayville COMMISSIONER OF JURORS Kathleen D. Krauza, Commissioner ……………………………………………………...Mayville DISTRICT ATTORNEY David Foley …………………………………………………………………………………Mayville PROBATION Linda Shields, Director …..………………………………………………………….....Jamestown PUBLIC DEFENDER Richard Thomas Rankin…………………………………………………………………….Mayville JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS 1 ____________________________________________________________________ Chautauqua County Legislature Organizational Meeting Monday, January 3, 2011, 4:00 p.m. Legislative Chambers, Mayville, New York Clerk Caflisch called the Organizational Meeting to order at 4:05 p.m. and announced a quorum present. Legislator Park delivered a prayer followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. __________________________________ ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN Clerk Caflisch: We will now accept nominations for Chairman of the Legislature. Legislator Richmond: I would like to nominate Fred Croscut for Chairman of the Chautauqua County Legislature. Mr. Croscut has served 13 years on the County Legislature representing the Towns of both Chautauqua and Sherman. He has served as the Minority Leader on the Legislature from 2006 until March of 2010 when he began his Chairmanship of this body. During his 10 year on the Legislature, Mr. Croscut has served as ranking member of the Planning & Economic Development committee and has served on the Public Safety Committee. Additionally, he has served on several agricultural boards including Cooperative Extension and Farmland Protection. He also currently serves as Chairman of the Chautauqua