Franklin County committee adopts updated Occupational Safety and Health Program Plan

The Franklin County Legislative Committee unanimously approved a resolution on Jan. 5, 2023 to establish an updated Occupational Safety and Health Program Plan that adopts rules and regulations and provides for a Safety Director to implement the program.

Chairman David Eldridge presided over the meeting in the Franklin County Annex Community Room. Commissioner Dale Schultz moved the resolution and Commissioner Tyler Bauer seconded; the minutes record the vote as "All Ayes." The resolution text, as recorded in the minutes, instructs the establishment of program rules and the appointment or designation of a Safety Director to carry out the plan.

The action replaces or updates the county's occupational safety framework and assigns implementation responsibility to a Safety Director, but the minutes do not specify budgeting, staffing changes, or an implementation timeline. The committee did not record any public testimony or extended discussion on the resolution in the minutes for this session.

The committee also approved routine business during the same meeting, including minutes from Nov. 22, 2022. The Legislative Committee scheduled its next meeting for March 7, 2023 at 5:30 PM.

The record does not attach the full resolution language or an implementation schedule to the Jan. 5 minutes. Funding sources, deadlines, and any required interagency approvals are therefore not specified in the transcript and remain to be provided by county staff or in subsequent committee records.