JAMESTOWN - Members of the Jamestown City Council won’t be seeing an increase in salary at the start of the New Year. Monday night the city’s finance committee settled on a recommendation that no salary increase be imposed when the new council is … [Read more...]
Salary Increase for City Council, Mayor Likely to be Decided Later this Month
JAMESTOWN - City lawmakers may make a decision on whether or not to increase their salaries when they hold a voting session later this month. Currently, the salary for the mayor is $72,000 – which is where it’s been since 2008. The base salary for … [Read more...]
City Lawmakers Consider Salary Increases for Mayor, City Council
JAMESTOWN - City lawmakers will wait a few more weeks before they decides whether or not the salaries for both the city council and the mayor will be seeing an increase. Currently, the salary for the mayor is $72,000 – which is where it’s been … [Read more...]
Unanticipated Costs Push Spending Well Over Budget for Jamestown
JAMESTOWN - Spending for the city of Jamestown was more than $600,000 over budget in 2014. During Monday night's city council work session, city comptroller Joe Bellitto went over the final, unaudited numbers for 2014, which showed the city … [Read more...]
Task Force to Submit Government Efficiency Report on Monday
JAMESTOWN - A report outlining possible ways to reduce spending and create more efficiency in city government is expected to be presented today at city hall. At the end of 2014 following the annual budget process, Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi … [Read more...]
City’s Government Efficiency Task Force Meets Monday Afternoon
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council will be holding several committee meetings and a full council work session Monday at city hall. CITY FINANCE COMMITTEE AGENDA (7:15 p.m.) CITY HOUSING COMMITTEE AGENDA (6:30 p.m.) CITY PUBLIC SAFETY … [Read more...]
City Financial Task Force Holds First Meeting
JAMESTOWN - The first meeting of a group created to identify and discuss possible cost saving measures and efficiencies in city government took place Wednesday afternoon in Jamestown city Hall. According to an article in the Jamestown … [Read more...]
Resident Voices Concern Over BPU Recycling Credit Program
JAMESTOWN - A city resident says the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities' recently introduced Residential Recycling Credit Program is flawed and as a result could open the city up to ta class action lawsuit. Jamestown resident Guinn Anderson spoke … [Read more...]
City Officials Aware of Potholes, Urge Motorists to Drive with Caution
JAMESTOWN - Your heating bill isn’t the only thing that’s feeling the effects from this winter's exceptionally cold temperatures. Miles upon miles of streets and highways throughout Chautauqua County have been battered by municipal snow plows, … [Read more...]
Teresi Acknowledges Increased Drug Crime, Arsons in 2014 State of City Address
JAMESTOWN - When Mayor Sam Teresi delivered his State of the City Address on Monday Night, he mentioned two specific types of crime that have been on the rise during the past year. Teresi said that in 2014, the city's department of public safety … [Read more...]
