Chautauqua County Executive, Greg Edwards In This Memo: • County Benefits from Surplus • Municipal Consolidation Forum Rescheduled • Veterans Business Expo MAYVILLE, NY -- County Benefits from ... Read More

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY, NY -- State Budget Moves Toward Fiscal Responsibility. For the second year in a row, New York State is beginning the fiscal year with an on-time budget that controls spending with no new taxes. The budget deal announced by Governor Andrew Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver limits ... Read More

MAYVILLE, NY -- Harsh Reality of 2013 Budget. On Wednesday, February 22, 2012 I presented my seventh State of the County Address to the County Legislature. There were many accomplishments by departments to reduce waste, and improve and consolidate services, however County leaders will be faced with a harsh reality as we prepare our 2013 Budget. ... Read More

Chamber Corner. (Image: StarNewsDaily.com) CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY, NY -- Governor’s Budget can Help Build a Stronger Business Climate Written by Todd J. Tranum, President & CEO of the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce & Executive Director of the Manufacturers Association of the Southern ... Read More

JAMESTOWN, NY — Congressman Brian Higgins released the following statement in response to Governor Cuomo’s budget plan: "One of the best ways to reduce debt and deficit is to create jobs and Governor Cuomo's infrastructure plan demonstrates he clearly gets it. The idea is as old as Lincoln; he called them 'land improvements.' "Under the ... Read More

MAYVILLE, NY — Budget Message. After ten days of carefully reviewing the County Legislature's approved budget, this morning I submitted my budget message to the Chautauqua County Legislature. Despite the fact that I think the budget passed by the Legislature is a mockery of our fiscal management policy by failing to address problems, over ... Read More

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY, NY — Thanks to County Officials for Hard Work on a Budget. Written by Todd J. Tranum, President and CEO of the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce and Executive Director of the Manufacturers Association of the Southern Tier. Time and hard work by the Chautauqua County Legislature, County Executive, and all County department ... Read More

MAYVILLE, NY — Tough Issues. When I submitted my Tentative Budget to the County Legislature on September 28, 2011, I knew that it was going to be a challenging process for the Legislature. I knew this to be true because I had been working with the financial matters impacting our 2012 Budget for over 18 months. As part of the process, my ... Read More

MAYVILLE, NY — Two Different Approaches. As the Legislature worked last week reviewing my 2012 Tentative Budget, three public entities added their voices to the impact that Albany leaders are having on our local costs. The Dunkirk Observer and Jamestown Post-Journal featured opinion articles in their Sunday newspapers entitled "Facts get in way ... Read More

MAYVILLE, NY — 2012 Tentative Budget. After 8 months of budget analysis and hard work with my department leaders and finance professionals, I delivered my 2012 Tentative Budget to the Legislature on Wednesday, September 28, 2011. The first budget fact that was discussed and shown on a pie chart proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that 90% of our ... Read More