Franklin County posts resolution index listing appointments, budget amendments and a public hearing on tax-levy override

Franklin County’s resolution index published for meetings between Jan. 5 and Mar. 5, 2026 lists a series of appointments, budget amendments, contract authorizations and one proposed public hearing on a tax-levy override. The index names specific agenda items but does not include recorded discussion, motions, votes or final outcomes.

The index opens with organization-meeting items on Jan. 5, including consideration of the board’s standing rules and appointments for county attorney and county auditor, designation of official county newspapers, and authorization to create and fill a laborer position in Buildings & Grounds. Subsequent regular meeting agendas list employee recognitions, appointments to advisory and oversight bodies, and multiple department budget amendments.

Notable agenda items called out in the index include a Jan. 15 entry to set a public hearing to rescind Local Law 3 of 2025 and to consider adopting a 2026 budget for Franklin County that would exceed the statutory levy limit; an agenda item to amend prior resolutions and enter into a contract with The Research Companies (TRC) for “Make Ready Work” under the MIP Phase I broadband project; and an authorization to accept New York State’s ESInet IP Network Readiness Grant for Emergency Services. The agenda also lists a transportation capital project agreement authorizing the chairman of the Franklin County Legislature to sign for construction of a pole barn and purchase of a bus shelter with the State of New York.

Across Feb. and Mar. agendas the index repeatedly lists authorizations to accept and appropriate funds, to amend budgets (including CHIPS-related highway adjustments), to procure equipment (a Caterpillar 938 loader; piggyback purchase of a dump truck), and to enter contracts for broadband implementation (Airosmith) and economic development services (Dr. Jill Weiss). Several personnel actions are cited: creating and filling positions in Social Services, Conflict Defender, Highway seasonal positions, and appointments to boards including the Franklin County Agricultural & Farmland Protection Board and the County Solid Waste Management Authority Board.

The resolution index is a reference document: items are identified by subject but no movers, seconds, vote tallies, or final outcomes are recorded in the text provided. Financial amounts, vote results and implementation timelines are not specified in the index itself; those details would appear in subsequent meeting minutes, resolution texts, or contract documents if and when the items advance.

Next steps noted implicitly by the index include the setting of a public hearing on the Local Law rescission (date not specified in the index) and procurement/contracting steps that typically require board action at a later meeting. The index therefore signals matters forthcoming for consideration by the Franklin County Legislature but does not record decisions.