The Chautauqua County Commission is interested in discussing  the sharing of a heath department administrator with a neighboring Elk County.

 

The county has shared employees with neighboring counties in the past, with positive results. While the commission did express concerns over political questions such as vaccine mandates, and how power would be shared between the two counties, Commissioner Rodney Shaw said he is open to at least looking into the idea.

 

The commissioners agreed that it was at least worth looking at as a cost-saving measure. It was also agreed that it was not a decision that would be made within the next week.