During Thursday’s session, Erie County Legislator Joe Lorigo was unanimously approved to serve as the Legislature’s Minority Leader for the second consecutive year.

Legislator Lorigo said,“I am honored to have the  continued unanimous support of my colleagues in holding the position of the Legislature’s Minority Leader. I believe the Minority Caucus has had many legislative successes in 2018. I believe 2019 will be our best year yet. I look forward to continuing our trend of good government initiatives and success in  order to best serve the taxpayers of Erie County.”

2018 Minority Caucus legislative accomplishments include:

• Created a county policy banning taxpayer funds being used to settlement harassment claims against county employees

• Negotiated pay raises for Child Protective Services employees

• Passed a county ethics reform package

• Ongoing efforts to reform the water authority and remove Commissioners censured by New York State

• Established a request for proposal process for non-for profits that helped address the opioid epidemic with new creative solutions