Jim Winarski
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 3
- Total speaking time
- 1:41
- Avg per meeting
- 0:34
- Segments
- 19
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Top issues during term (20)
Public Meeting Mobile Device Access
Minimal administrative costs associated with device storage systems.
Data Center Land Development Regulations
None at this stage.
Erie County Prison Conditions and Oversight
Potential ongoing liability and high insurance premiums resulting from correctional facility litigation.
Courthouse Cell Phone Policies and Public Access
Trial Optics and Community Impact
This pushes for transparency could lead to shifting public funds toward independent oversight or legal reviews if current practices are challenged.
Redevelopment Grants and Community Development
State and local grant funding directed toward specific redevelopment projects.
Erie County Prison Conditions and Services
Significant taxpayer funds are allocated toward prison operations and staff overtime.
Pleasant Ridge Manor agency staffing costs
Estimated savings of at least $1.26 million a year if agency rates are renegotiated.
County Salary and Budget Adjustments
The tax levy ordinance sets the 2027 county property tax rate; total 2027 appropriations across all funds were not stated.
Erie County Prison Conditions, Staffing, and Healthcare Contract
Potential ongoing costs related to healthcare contracts and legal liabilities.
Second public hearing on the county budget
The budget sets how much the county collects in taxes and what services it funds next year.
Transfer of Human Relations Commission
Administrative realignment with minimal net budget change.
Voting Access and Election Administration Procedures
No direct fiscal impact was discussed during this organizational meeting.
Termination of ICE Detention Services at County Prison
Potential loss of federal detention revenue offset by avoiding local jail operational strains.
Rural Public Transportation and Senior Mobility
Private ride-sharing alternatives cost approximately $25 for short trips, creating a financial burden on fixed-income seniors.
Human Relations Commission Operations
Administrative restructuring involves county operational resources.
Albion Borough Council Size Referendum Ballot Inclusion
Negligible administrative costs associated with ballot redesign and testing.
Post-Storm Recovery and Infrastructure Support
Disaster recovery funding and repair costs across affected areas.
water infrastructure funding
This infusion of $10 million in outside funding helps modernize our pipes without hitting local taxpayers for the bill.
state of emergency
Ensures coordinated emergency response funding and operations.
Decisions during term (185)
Recorded while Winarski was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Adoption of minutes from previous meeting
Ordinance 69 of 2026 (SALDO amendment) struck from old business
Ordinances 97 and 98 (sole-source vendor contracts) tabled
Ordinance 95 of 2026 — Wesleyville LERTA adopted
Ordinance 102 of 2026 adopted — $30,200 immunization funds
Ordinance 103 of 2026 adopted — $41,680 maternal child health funds
Ordinance 104 of 2026 adopted — $10,250 tuberculosis funds
Resolution 34 of 2026 — sale of county property
Appointment of Philip Thomas — NW PA Job Connect Board
Appointment of Steven Simmelkjaer — Children & Youth Advisory Board
Appointment of James Barker — Community College Eastside Expansion Advisory Group
Approval of Minutes from October 6, 2026 Regular Meeting
Ordinance Number 69, 2026 (SALDO Amendment)
Ordinance Number 90, 2026 (Clerk of Courts Automation Fees)
Ordinance Number 91, 2026 (Prothonotary Automation Fees)
Ordinance Number 92, 2026 (Register of Wills Automation Fees)
Ordinance Number 93, 2026 (Recorder of Deeds Record Improvement Funds)
Ordinance Number 94, 2026 (Recorder of Deeds Sole-Source Contract)
Ordinance Number 96, 2026 (OCY Budget Revision and Salary Waiver)
Resolution Number 32, 2026 (CDBG Grant Application)
Voting record (112)
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