MAYVILLE – Chautauqua County is renewing its lease with Jamestown to house its Mental Hygiene Department, although not all elected officials support the renewal.

During the December legislature meeting, county lawmakers voted 16-2 to for the county to renew the lease of 9,103 square feet of office space on the fifth floor of the Jamestown Municipal Building, 200 East Third St. for use by county Mental Hygiene personnel. The county will be charged $14.60 per square foot.

Voting against the resolution were legislators Dan Pavlock, R-Ellington, and Bob Bankoski, D-Dunkirk.

“Last year we had some similar concerns that weren’t remedied in this year’s lease agreement, and yet we’re moving forward with some of the same issues that I still have concerns about. One is that we have leaky roofs and the department has been issued citations for this,” said Pavlock. “We’re also leasing space that we are not able to utilize because of the conditions. I had a hard time agreeing to another lease agreement that really wasn’t that beneficial and we still have some underlying issues.”

Bankoski did not comment before he voted against the lease.

The new lease takes effect Jan. 1 and will be for one year. During committee meetings, members with the Mental Hygiene Department said they are looking for a new location, but are having a hard time because of the size they need.

In December, the Jamestown City Council approved a resolution to have the roof repaired, although the work is not expected to take place during the winter months.

In other legislature business:

— The county amended its lease with Warwick Plaza in Jamestown for the county Veterans Service Agency. Veterans Service will move to the first floor in the plaza.

— Dorothy Lauricella of Cassadaga was appointed to the county’s Parks Commission.

— Marie Carruba of Jamestown was reappointed to the Community Service Board.

— Kathryn Freeman of Jamestown, was appointed to the county Youth Board, while Susan Drago of Lakewood, Nicole Roma of Jamestown Raymond Rushboldt of Dunkirk and Leah Marsala Chase of Westfield were reappointed.

— Lavern Terril and Sarah Goebel, both of Fredonia, were appointed to the county Office for the Aging Council, while Ann Sullivan of Fredonia, Ellen Coffaro of Lakewood, Dr. John Hamels of Ripley, Dr. Laila Denoya of Fredonia and Dr. Lin Baylis of Findley Lake were reappointed.

— Dr. Tariq Khan of Lakewood and Mark Tarbrake of Bemus Point were reappointed to the county Board of Health.

— James Joy of Fredonia was reappointed to the Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board.

— Heather White of Clymer and Aimee Rodgers of Forestville were appointed to the county Planning Board, while Courtney Curatolo of Bemus Point, Melissa Meyers of Bemus Point, and Bethany O’Hagan of Jamestown were reappointed.

— Legislators Pierre Chagnon of Ellery and Lisa Vanstrom of West Ellicott were reappointed to the county Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Directors.

— County Executive PJ Wendel of Lakewood, Legislator Tom Harmon of Silver Creek, Rebecca Wurster of Hamburg and Donald McCord of Wesetfield were reappointed to the Southern Tier West Regional Planning and Development Board.

— Richard Dixon of Jamestown was reappointed to the Southern Tier Extension Railroad Authority Board of Directors.

— Dan Heitzenrater of Frewsburg, Amy Harding of Sherman, Gary Henry of Dewittville, Steven Thorpe of Jamestown and Bradley Walters of Bemus Point were reappointed to the county Industrial Development Agency Board of Directors.