Erie County Employee Directory
Government AdministrationNew York, United States1001-5000 Employees
Erie County is a regional government administration based in Buffalo, New York, on the western border along Lake Erie within the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area. It covers 1,058 square miles and serves roughly one million residents across three cities and 25 town governments. The county operates under a home rule charter, with an elected County Executive and a County Legislature as the governing body, and it administers a budget of about $1.45 billion to deliver essential public services, public safety, and infrastructure. Its customers are residents and local institutions within the county that rely on government services and security. In June 2026, Erie County launched a new emergency alert system and adjusted certain 911 procedures to enhance public safety communications.