Chair: Michael H. Kooshoian
Chair of Legislature: Timothy J. Meyers
Vice-Chair: John A. Bargnesi, Jr.
Members:
Jeanne M. Vinal
Christopher D. Greene
John J. Mills
2026 Agendas:
- Meeting No. 1 - Jan. 29, 2026
- Meeting No. 2 - March 5, 2026
- Meeting No. 3 - March 19, 2026
- Meeting No. 4 - April 2, 2026
- Meeting No. 5 - April 23, 2026
- Meeting No. 6 - May 7, 2026
Meeting No. 6 – May 7, 2026 – 12:15 PM
| No. | Item Number | Item Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Session 23 |
DUPRE “Erie County Urban Initiative Program” |
| 2. |
Session 8 |
VINAL “Calling on President Donald J. Trump to Honor His Promise to Fully Repeal the Cap on State and Local Tax (SALT) Deductions” |
| 3. |
Session 16 |
COMPTROLLER “Audit of the ECSO Jail Management Division - Inmate Commissary Fund” |
| 4. |
Session 16 |
COMPTROLLER “Audit of the ECSO Jail Management Division - Inmate Escrow Fund” |
| 5. |
Session 19 |
DUPRE “Request for Formal Update on Post-Construction Small-Business Enterprises Utilization, Right-Sizing, & Concessions Readiness at the New Highmark Stadium” |
| No. | Item Number | Item Title |
|---|---|---|
| 6. |
Session 19 |
ST. JEAN TARD “Request for the New Highmark Stadium Erie County Hospitality Center Policy Plans” |
| 7. |
Session 19 |
VINAL “Adjusting from the Income Limits for an Erie County Senior Citizen Property Tax Exemption” |
| 8. |
Session 23 |
COMPTROLLER “Audit of the EC Bureau of Fleet Services” |
| 9. |
Session 1 |
COMPTROLLER “EC Cultural Funding Grant Monitoring Program - African American Cultural Center” |
| 10. |
Session 1 |
DIRECTOR OF REAL PROPERTY TAX SERVICES “Open Item - Finance & Management Committee” |
| 11. |
Session 2 |
MINORITY CAUCUS “Discussion Request of COMM. 1E-4 (2026)” |
| 12. |
Session 2 |
COUNTY EXECUTIVE “Response to Comptroller's Cultural Funding Grant Monitoring Program - AACC Report” |
| No. | Item Number | Item Title |
|---|---|---|
| 13. |
Session 3 |
COUNTY EXECUTIVE “Letter Regarding Diverting from the Income Limits for an EC Senior Citizen Property Tax Exemption” |
| 14. |
Session 3 |
DUPRE & ST. JEAN TARD “Support for the AACC's New Board & the Recovery of Missing Financial Records” |
| 15. |
Session 3 |
COMPTROLLER “Analysis of the Department of Parks, Recreation & Forestry - Concessions Bid Process & Contract Management (1/1/23-9/1/25)” |
| 16. |
Session 4 |
MINORITY CAUCUS “Monthly Fiscal Status Reports” |
| 17. |
Session 4 |
MINORITY CAUCUS “Letter Regarding COMM. 2E-7 (2026)” |
| 18. |
Session 4 |
MILLS “Chestnut Ridge Park Concessions” |
| 19. |
Session 5 |
COMPTROLLER “Analysis of Assigned Counsel Program Payments to Highly Compensated Attorneys” |
| 20. |
Session 5 |
GLMOUR & LORIGO “Request for Review of Assigned Counsel Program” |
| No. | Item Number | Item Title |
|---|---|---|
| 21. |
Session 5 |
TODARO “Investigation Request on the Seneca Babcock Community Association, Buffalo NY” |
| 22. |
Session 5 |
TODARO “Audit Request on the Seneca Babcock Community Association, Buffalo NY” |
| 23. |
Session 6 |
VINAL “A Local Law Pursuant to RPTL § 467 in Relation to the Partial Real Property Tax Exemption for Senior Citizens” |
| 24. |
Session 6 |
DUPRE “Request for Review of Financial Relationship Between EC & Seneca-Babcock Community Association” |
| 25. |
Session 6 |
DUPRE “Request for Legal Opinion Regarding EC & Seneca-Babcock Community Association” |
| 26. |
Session 6 |
COMPTROLLER “2026 Consolidated Bond Resolution” |
| No. | Item Number | Item Title |
|---|---|---|
| 27. |
Session 7 |
MINORITY CAUCUS “Electing a Cents Per Gallon Rate of Sales & Compensating Use Taxes on Motor Fuel & Diesel Motor Fuel, in lieu of the Percentage Rate of Such Taxes, Pursuant to Article 29 of the Tax Law of NYS” |
| 28. |
Session 7 |
COMPTROLLER “Audit of the Erie County Division of Purchase - Purchase Orders & Bid Files” |
| 29. |
Session 7 |
COMPTROLLER “Rounding of Cash Transactions to the Nearest 0 Cents or 5 Cents” |
| 30. |
Session 7 |
COMPTROLLER “Recommendations for 2025 Budget Surplus” |
| 31. |
Session 7 |
COMPTROLLER “Sales & Compensating Use Tax Report - Dec. 2025, Jan. & Feb. 2026” |
|
32. |
Session 7 |
DEPUTY COMPTROLLER FOR AUDIT & CONTROL “EC Comptroller's Office Performance Audit of the Personnel Department - Division of Payroll” |
| No. | Item Number | Item Title |
|---|---|---|
|
33. |
Session 7 |
DEPUTY COMPTROLLER FOR AUDIT & CONTROL “Request for Documentation for Review of Seneca-Babcock Community Association, Inc.” |
|
34. |
Session 7 |
DEPUTY COMPTROLLER FOR AUDIT & CONTROL “Expansion of Audit Scope - Countywide Payroll Processing & Departmental Timekeeping Controls” |
|
35. |
Session 7 |
M. PELLEGRINO “Notice of Presentment & Demand for Action” |
|
36. |
Session 8 |
COMPTROLLER “Department of Law Risk Retention Fund Spending - Jan. & Feb. 2026” |
|
37. |
Session 8 |
COMPTROLLER “Approval of Investment Guidelines” |
|
38. |
Session 8 |
COUNTY EXECUTIVE “RE: Proposed Permanent Motor Fuel Sales Tax Exemption - Fiscal Impact on EC & Municipal Partners” |
|
39. |
Session 8 |
COUNTY EXECUTIVE “2025 Year-End Budget Balancing Amendments & Designations” |
| No. | Item Number | Item Title |
|---|---|---|
|
40. |
Session 8 |
COMPTROLLER “2016 Bonds - Refunding Bond Resolution” |
|
41. |
Session 8 |
COMPTROLLER “State Authorization for the Private Sale of Bonds or Notes by Negotiated Agreement (Home Rule Requests)” |
|
42. |
Session 8 |
DIRECTOR OF BUDGET & MANAGEMENT “Capital Projects Update - April 2026” |