# October 15, 2026 Finance and Personnel Meeting

Erie County Finance and Personnel Committee meeting, October 15, 2026: The committee reviewed a supplemental General Fund appropriation of $81,150 for restricted automation fees in the Clerk of Courts and an additional appropriation for restricted record-improvement funds in the Recorder of Deeds; the latter amount was garbled in the transcript. Members also discussed an ordinance waiving bid requirements for a five-year vendor contract with Paperless Solutions, Inc. for the Recorder of Deeds; the item had been discussed previously, but no vote is clearly captured. The county’s CDBG administrator requested authorization to apply for $893,725 in annual Community Development Block Grant funding, including support for stormwater work, park accessibility equipment, ADA curb ramps, home rehabilitation, and other local projects. The application deadline is October 30; the transcript does not clearly record the committee’s vote on the resolution.

The committee discussed a proposed heritage program, including a potential $25,000 operating budget, but no funding request was before the committee. Members also considered a Children and Youth Services personnel request to waive the starting-rate provision for an intake administrator and set the salary at $65,000, citing a vacancy of more than 20 months and repeated unsuccessful recruitment. The item was expected to proceed through two readings; a motion is audible, but the transcript does not capture a final vote. Members also reviewed county fund-balance information and discussed a tax-abatement process for two Habitat for Humanity homes, with follow-up needed on whether taxes paid should be refunded.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Information Technology
**Topics:** Grants & Funding, Physical Infrastructure
**Published:** October 15, 2026

### Sources
- [October 15, 2026 Finance and Personnel Meeting](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RD9lY0Ozcw) - Erie County, Pennsylvania