MAYVILLE, N.Y.:-- Chautauqua County, acting as the lead agency, recently submitted a multi-government efficiency plan to the New York State Division of Budget as part of the state’s Property Tax Freeze Credit program.

The multi-government efficiency plan included the participation of 30 of the 45 government entities in the county and it demonstrates a projected local savings of nearly $13 million during the years of 2017 through 2019. Some of these efficiencies also started as early as 2012.

Some of the most notable savings in the plan are through:

• The privatization of the Chautauqua County Home with an approximate $2.6 million per year savings in IGT Funding;

• The Towns of Dunkirk, Pomfret, Portland, Sheridan and Village of Brocton participating in the North County Water District saving $365,118 per year during the plan year of 2017 through 2019;

• The merger of the Chautauqua County’s Department of Social Services and Department of Health into the Department of Health and Human Services with an ongoing savings of $235,000 per year;

• The City of Jamestown’s reduction and realignment of staff duties while maintaining the same level of services resulted in $190,961 of ongoing savings;

• The restructuring of the Westfield Department of Public Works with an ongoing savings of $123,212; and

• The reduction of the size of the Chautauqua County Legislature with a savings of $67,000 each year.

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