MAYVILLE – Village leaders are moving ahead with their own code enforcement.

It was announced that the Mayville Village Board hired Daniel Delcamp of Mayville as a part-time code enforcement officer at a rate of $28 an hour. His appointment took effect Monday, July 14.

He also is the code officer for Cassadaga.

According to Trustee Mark Perry, the village has budgeted him for 19.5 hours a week.

Mayville had been getting its code work done by the Chautauqua town building inspector’s office since 2021. The town has two full-time code officers, and this year Mayville had been paying the town $16,000 for the service.

At the Chautauqua Town Board’s June meeting, the board passed a resolution ending the agreement, saying it was the fault of the mayor. The resolution stated, “This decision is made solely due to the persistent and inappropriate conduct of the village mayor, Rick Syper, toward the Town’s Code Enforcement Officers, including repeated instances of badgering, hectoring, yelling, and attempts to influence zoning determinations in his favor.”

The agreement between the two boards requires that termination to be effective 180 days from the date of the written notice, however since Mayville went and got its own code officer, the agreement was terminated effective July 14.

At the Chautauqua Town Board meeting, Code Enforcement Officer Frank Watson said although the agreement has officially expired, he said he wanted himself and town Code Enforcement Officer Rick Walczak to continue to oversee the construction of Tim Hortons in the village, since the project is underway and it’s rather large and complicated. He said it would take a while to get Delcamp “up to speed” on the project and he doesn’t want to slow the construction down.

Town leaders said since Mayville has canceled the code contract, they’re concerned about liability, should either Watson or Walczak get hurt on the job site.

The town board passed a resolution requiring that the town be protected legally while their code officers are working on village projects. Councilman Scott Cummings voted against it.

Watson said even though the agreement has ended, he said he plans on working with Mayville’s new code officer to ensure a smooth transition.

Perry was in attendance at the town board meeting on behalf of the village and said he still wants to see the two boards partner. “I hope our spirit of joint ventures will continue. … We’re all better when we work together,” he said.

The town and village are both working on a joint Comprehensive Plan. It is expected to be completed later this summer.