The Franklin County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 7 approved its meeting agenda, the Jan. 5 minutes and the consent agenda, then recognized an employee and accepted a donation from an employee fundraiser.

Human Resources staff and the STAR Committee presented Stacy Parsons as December 2025 Employee of the Month. Chuck Martin of Human Resources said Parsons has worked for Franklin County since May 2001 and praised her work in the Adult Probation Department, including training new officers and supporting the courts. Parsons, identified in the record as an Adult Probation Officer III, said she was “truly honored and humbled” by the recognition.

The meeting also included a presentation on the county’s December dress-down fundraiser. HR staffer Carrie Kenny said the fundraiser sold “133 sets across 24 departments, which made us $660” for Little Daisy’s Closet. A representative identified as John of Little Daisy’s Closet thanked county employees and commissioners, saying that organization provided “over $900,000 worth of no charge basic needs” last year, recorded close to 10,000 volunteer hours and assisted “3,243 individual families.” Carly Ferguson, introduced as Little Daisy’s new executive director, said she was in her first week and looked forward to working with county staff.

There were no public comments during the allotted public comment period. When asked for new business, a commissioner said there was none. A motion to adjourn passed and the meeting ended.

Actions recorded in the meeting record include motions to approve the meeting agenda, approve the Jan. 5 minutes, approve the consent agenda, and a motion to adjourn. The transcript does not record roll-call vote details beyond the board’s verbal "Aye" responses on approval items.

The meeting contained routine administrative business and community-focused presentations; no policy decisions, ordinances, contracts or budget votes were taken during this session.