MAYVILLE – A member of the Department of Motor Vehicles is getting a salary increase, but not all county officials support the move.

During the Chautauqua County Legislature meeting, lawmakers approved a resolution to reallocate the salary grade for the motor vehicles administrator from grade 14 to grade 17 by a 12-5 vote.

The step level of the administrator was not announced. According to the CSEA 6300 Salary Schedule, a Grade 14 Step 3 employee receives $25.91 an hour. A Grade 17 Step 3 employee receives $28.28 an hour. A Grade 14 Step 11 employee receives $33.71 an hour while a Grade 17 Step 11 employee receives $37.39 an hour.

During a committee meeting the week before, County Clerk Greg Carlson discussed the resolution.

He said the proposal was “budget neutral,” noting that he was able to find additional savings and revenue in his department to cover the costs.

According to Carlson, he was able to reduce his salary and benefits of his department by $27,000 and was able to generate about $8,000 by having destroyed license plates be recycled instead of going to the county landfill.

Carlson said this new position has new responsibilities; it’s not just an increase in pay.

During the full legislature committee meeting, Legislators Bob Bankoski, D-Dunkirk; Marcus Buchanan, D-Dunkirk; Sandra Lewis, D-Fredonia; Fred Larson, D-Jamestown; and Bob Whitney, D-Jamestown voted against it.

Legislator Tom Nelson, D-Jamestown, who is a member of the Audit and Control Committee and heard the presentation, along with the 11 present Republican legislators, all voted in favor of the resolution.

In other business:

– Gregory Gormley of Sherman was appointed to the county Landfill Commission.

– Gregory White of Clymer was appointed to the county Agricultural & Farmland Protection Board.

– Proposed changes to the county’s Short-term Rental Law were tabled for further review.

– The lease for the county Industrial Development Agency at the BWB Center in Jamestown was extended to March 31, 2028 at a cost of $1,000 a month. There was no increase in the rent.

– An agreement with Schultz Airshows, LLC for Air Boss Services was approved. Air Boss Services will be putting on an airshow at the Jamestown airport in 2027 for $18,000.