Overview
Cattaraugus County’s 2026 adopted budget appropriates $283,198,985 across all funds excluding inter-fund items ($296,872,920 including them). The real estate tax levy is $60,478,867, up from $58,956,554 in 2025. The General Fund accounts for $226,037,400 of appropriations excluding inter-fund items. Bonds outstanding at December 31, 2025 total $33,540,000.
At a glance
Headline budget and funds
Budget balance (Exhibit A): estimated revenues excluding inter-fund items $221,530,338 + appropriated reserves $277,970 + appropriated cash surplus $911,810 = $222,720,118; plus the real estate tax levy $60,478,867 = $283,198,985 in appropriations excluding inter-fund items. Exact.
| Estimated revenues (excl. inter-fund items) | $221,530,338 |
| Appropriated reserves | $277,970 |
| Appropriated cash surplus | $911,810 |
| Revenues, reserves and surplus | $222,720,118 |
Appropriations by fund, excluding inter-fund items (Exhibit B) — sums exactly to $283,198,985.
| General Fund | $226,037,400 |
| County Road | $11,650,739 |
| Road Machinery | $5,347,060 |
| The Pines — Olean | $16,887,436 |
| The Pines — Machias | $17,150,440 |
| Onoville Marina | $701,400 |
| Debt Service | $5,390,310 |
| Conewango Watershed | $34,200 |
| Total appropriations (excl. inter-fund items) | $283,198,985 |
General Fund total including inter-fund items is $231,214,410 (appropriations $226,037,400 + inter-fund items $5,177,010). Appropriated reserves detail: Reforestation $73,977; Committed Fund Balance for Economic Development $100,000; Debt Service $103,993.
Source: Cattaraugus County 2026 Adopted Budget, Exhibits A–B.
Elected officials
| County Administrator | Kelly J. Reed (filed the budget November 5, 2025) |
Sources & notes
- Only source used: Cattaraugus County, 2026 Adopted Budget (adopted November 19, 2025). 2026 Adopted Budget.
- Sum checks: fund appropriations exact ($283,198,985); revenues + reserves + surplus + levy exact ($221,530,338 + $277,970 + $911,810 + $60,478,867 = $283,198,985); General Fund incl. inter-fund exact ($226,037,400 + $5,177,010 = $231,214,410).
- What is not claimed: no legislator names or vote count are shown because the adopted book extract does not list them; no department-level breakdown is shown beyond the fund summary.
- Jurisdiction palette: No verified New York jurisdiction palette was on file, so this page uses the neutral Hometown Numbers dark-glass theme rather than a jurisdiction color.