Departments
Administrator's Office
Act 269-85 notes that “County Administrator…. should coordinate the daily
operations of the County…be directly responsible to the Legislature and perform
the functions of a chief administrative officer on behalf of the Legislature,
with the Legislature retaining final administrative authority”
Department of Aging
Provides or assures the provision of needed services to county residents who are age 60 or older.
Attorney's Office
Board of Elections
is
responsible for the maintenance of over 54,000 voter registration
files. You should apply to register if you are not currently
registered, have moved to a new address or have not voted in an
election since 1995.
Community Services
The first responsibility is the planning of services for all three disabilities:
- Mental Health
- Drug & Alcohol
- Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities
The
second primary function of the department is directly providing a
continuum of Mental Health Services to residents of the County.
County Court System
The New York State trial courts for Cattaraugus County include Supreme Court, County Court, Family Court and Surrogate's Court.
County Government
The
Legislature is the governing body of the County. It is the specific
duty of the County Legislature to conduct the peoples' business as a
vital unit of local government, assuming responsibility for planning,
financing and operating municipal services County-wide.
Economic Development
Working to improve all the communities of Cattaraugus County through:
- Retention and expansion of employment
- Encouraging private sector investment
- Fostering entrepreneurship, and
- Promoting the County as a Tourism Destination, place to locate a business and as a truly great place to reside and raise a family.
Whereby we ultimately build a healthy tax base that can support the services needed by our residents.
Emergency Services
The
Cattaraugus County Office of Emergency Services works closely with the
State Emergency Management Office (SEMO), the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) as well as all other Cattaraugus County
agencies involved in the four phases of emergency management (Fire
Service, Health Department, Local Emergency Planning Committee and
Emergency Medical Services).
Health Department
- Childhood Development Services
- Early Intervention/Child Find Program
- Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN)
- Physically Handicapped Children's Program (PHCP)
- Emergency Medical Services
EMS
insures the availability of adequately trained emergency responders and
provide training for candidates for first responder courses and basic
certified emergency medical technicians. - Environmental Health Services
- Home Care Services
- Laboratory Services
- Preventive Services
- Immunizations
- Lead Poisoning Prevention
- Tuberculosis Control (TB)
- Communicable Disease Control
- Health Education
- Reproductive Services(Family Planning, STD, HIV & AIDS, Breast & Cervical Cancer Screening)
- WIC Services
Historical Museum & Research Center
The Museum & Library are county owned and operated, specializing in the history of Cattaraugus County, NY
Human Resources
The
Office provides staff to both the County Civil Service Commission and
to the County of Cattaraugus as a Personnel and Labor Relations office.
Nursing Homes (The Pines)
Staffed by compassionate and dedicated professionals, both the Olean Campus and Machias Campus of The Pines
are known for their expertise in delivering state-of-the-art Long-Term
Care and Short-Term Rehabilitation services to the citizens of
Cattaraugus County and neighboring communities.
One-Stop Career Center
One-Stop
Career Center's goal is to provide constructive, convenient information
to employers, businesses, workers and job seekers in Cattaraugus County.
Onoville Marina
Located
on the 12,000 acre Allegheny Reservoir, the Marina is just north of the
Allegheny National Forest and west of Allegany State Park.
Planning
Land-use/Zoning issues, Agricultural Districts & Farmland Protection, 100-year Flood Plain map information
Probation
The
mission of the Probation Department is to promote public safety by
providing community oriented, criminal justice sanctions and by
assisting the offender to remain in his community, as a law-abiding and
productive citizen. In our juvenile justice role, the department
strives to promote the growth of juveniles in a positive, law-abiding
manner, within the family context.
Public Defender
Public Works
Public
Works was created in 1985 by the Cattaraugus County Legislature to
consolidate the operations of the Highway, Refuse, and Buildings and
Grounds divisions, the Fairgrounds and the Onoville Marina.
Real Property and GIS Services
- Coordinate
activities of assessors in the county with respect to the computer
generation of assessment rolls, tax rolls and bills. - Coordinate
training of assessors and set up training programs mandated by the
state and training programs provided at the county level. - Maintain digital tax maps, locations and tax map numbers are assigned. Parcels are plotted to scale to aid assessors in locating and evaluating properties in their towns.
- Compute and extend town, county and special district, school and village tax rates for the tax rolls.
- All recorded deeds are read and new parcels are plotted on the digital tax maps.
- Record of transfers are forwarded to the assessors.
Risk Management
The Risk Management Department is involved in the continuous process of controlling potential loses to Cattaraugus County.
Sheriff's Office
The
mission of the law enforcement divisions of the Cattaraugus County
Sheriff's Office is to provide for the peace and security of all
residents of Cattaraugus County with particular emphasis on those areas
where we are the primary law enforcement agency.
Social Services
Cattaraugus
County is committed to helping residents achieve the highest quality of
life possible by providing services which sustain, protect and empower
families and individuals. These services will be provided by a
courteous, compassionate and competent staff dedicated to preserving
the dignity of clients.
Tourism
Advertising
and Marketing for Cattaraugus County is handled by the Department of
Economic Development, Planning & Tourism. The tourism website,
EnchantedMountains.info, promotes events and invites visitors to learn
more about all that the Enchanted Mountains of Cattaraugus County has
to offer.
