MAYVILLE – The Chautauqua County District Attorney’s Office has a new position to help with state regulations regarding discovery.

During the county legislature meeting, lawmakers unanimously approved a resolution to set the salary of a Discovery Facilitator for the District Attorney’s Office. The salary will be set between $28.50 to $37.44 an hour.

In a committee meeting, District Attorney Jason Schmidt said they already have a Discovery Expediter who gathers body cam video from various county police agencies and prepares them for the defense in trials, as required by law. Their Discovery Expediter will take over this new role, with additional work duties.

The new title was needed due to union and civil service requirements.

The legislature also set the salary of a chief paramedic at $30.51 to $40.26 an hour.

In committee meetings, officials with Emergency Medical Services noted that they have three paramedics. One of them would be promoted to chief paramedic and have additional responsibilities.

In other business:

– The legislature agreed to spend $150,000 to finish the Waterway Trail Cleanup. The county has about 53 miles of waterway trails between the Cassadaga Creek and the Conewango Creek. The creek has been filled with fallen trees and other debris. Since 2022, the county has hired the Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy to clean out the trails. The county is hoping the work will be finished this year.

– The legislature approved spending $23,194 from its reserve funds for asbestos abatement. The asbestos was discovered in the Hultquist Library during a renovation. The state will be funding 50% of the project and JCC itself will fund the remaining 25%.

– Daniel Roush of Mayville was appointed to the North Chautauqua Lake Sewer District.

– Ted Wightman of Sinclairville was appointed to the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency Board of Directors.

– Richard Jozwiak of Fredonia and Katelyn Walley-Stoll were appointed to the county Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board.