The 2016 budget process is underway for Chautauqua County. That's according to County Executive Vince Horrigan , who says he met this past week with Budget Director Kitty Crow and other members of the county's financial team to officially begin the effort. In addition, Horrigan says they are moving forward with beginning to implement the recommendations of the county's Deficit Reduction Commission. He says getting a half-a-percent sales tax increase in place is the first step and the next will be to look at consolidating local services...
Horrigan-County officials look at consolidating services
Horrigan says there will also be a further look at privatization of services, similar to what's been done over the past two years with the former Chautauqua County Home. He wouldn't go into detail, but says they'll be looking at what the private sector can do more efficiently.
