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ELECTIONS 2020 -- CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY

wikipedia: Chautauqua County
As of the 2010 census, the population was 134,905. ...
The median household income was $33,458 and the median family income was $41,054.
Males had a median income of $32,114 versus $22,214 for females.
The per capita income for the county was $16,840.
About 9.70% of families and 13.80% of the population were below the poverty line,
including 19.30% of those under age 18 and 8.20% of those age 65 or over.

Board of Elections

 

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY STATE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS
& STATE LEGISLATORS

57th SD  (Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua Counties & part of Livingston County)
George Borrello
Member:
 Senate Committee on Budget & Revenues; Senate Committee on Local Government

150th AD   (Chautauqua County)
Andrew Goodell, ESQ. 
Member: Assembly Judiciary Committee; Assembly Committee on Governmental Operations

 

click here for Chautauqua County's website for:
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY: Patrick Swanson, ESQ. 
click here for: 2020 Election for Chautauqua Co. D.A.

1.
CJA's June 12, 2020 corruption/grand jury complaint to D.A. Swanson
against Chautauqua County's state legislators

Assembly Minority Leader Pro Tempore Andrew Goodell, ESQ. -- 150th AD
Senator George Borrello -- 57th SD


click here for EVIDENTIARY PROOF,
accessible from CJA's webpage:
"The power of grand juries to inquire
into the wilful misconduct in office of public officers,
and to find indictments...",
pursuant to Article I, §6 of the New York State Constitution

D.A. Swanson's financial conflicts of interest,
impacting on Chautauqua County taxpayers


2.
CJA's July 24, 2020 e-mail to D.A. Swanson & here --
"Reasonable questions arising from your nonfeasance"
attached FOIL

Cty Attorney's August 19, 2020 response  enclosure


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Correspondence with Chautauqua County

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY ATTORNEY:  Stephen Abdella, ESQ.

1.
CJA's July 12, 2016 e-mail to County Attorney --
"NOTICE to Chautauqua Co. Government: Your duty to repudiate & challenge the state-imposed D.A. salary increases based on your own D.A. Swanson's findings of fact and conclusions of law" --
cc: DA Swanson -- & attaching:
CJA's July 8, 2016 letter -- ATT: County Board, County Executive, County Treasurer/Comptroller, & County Attorney --
     "
GIVING NOTICE:  Your duty to repudiate & challenge the state-imposed district attorney salary increases based on your own district attorney's findings of fact and conclusions of law with respect to rock-solid, prima facie evidence establishing them to be based on judicial salary increases that are statutorily-violative, fraudulent -- & unconstitutional
click here for:  evidentiary webpage


2.
CJA's July 14, 2016 FOIL REQUEST --   
"Salaries & Other 'Compensation & Non-Salary Benefits' --
for District Attorneys and Other Full-TIme Elected County Officers"  

transmitting e-mail 
 September 19, 2016 letter with enclosure


3.
CJA's August 8, 2016 FOIL REQUEST
--
"State Aid for District Attorney Salaries" 

transmitting e-mail  August 15, 2016 acknowledgement

4.
CJA's September 7, 2016 e-mail to County Attorney --
"Notice of Right to Seek Intervention --
Citizen-Taxpayer Action to Void D.A. Salary Increases
& State Reimbursement to the Counties" --
webpage with accompanying NOTICE



5.
CJA's July 16, 2020
FOIL request sent via Chautauqua County’s website,
https://chqgov.com/form/foil-request-form:

(1) the 2020 salary figures for Chautauqua County's five highest appointed officers/employees whose salary is paid from the Chautauqua County budget -- and, if the county attorney is not among them, the salary of the county attorney and, as to him, his salary in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019; 

(2) the membership dues/fees that Chautauqua County paid each year, from 2016-2020, for its membership in (a) New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC); (b) County Attorneys Association of the State of New York (CAASNY); (c) District Attorneys Association of the State of New York (DAASNY); (d) local and state bar associations.

If you wish to furnish the requested information, as contained in records, please do so.

 July 17, 2020 e-mail from Budget Director

July 28, 2020 FOIL response


6.
CJA's July 24, 2020 FOIL to County Attorney/Records Access Officer

"(1) the functioning of the Chautauqua County district attorney’s office and performance of its duties with respect to public corruption complaints filed by members of the public; (2) access to the Chautauqua County grand jury so that it can discharge its duty pursuant to Article I, §6 of the New York State Constitution and Criminal Procedure Law Article 190, unobstructed by the Chautauqua County district attorney."

Cty Attorney's July 25, 2020 acknowledgment

Cty Attorney's August 19, 2020 response  &  enclosure


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Chautauqua County Ethics Board

 

POLITICAL PARTY CHAIRS

Democratic Party Chair: Norman Green
Libertarian Party Chair: Andrew Martin Kolstee

 

 

 

 

 

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