Franklin County Legislature posts 2026 resolution index, schedules hearings on tax-levy override and broadband projects

The Franklin County Legislature released a resolution index listing agenda items scheduled or considered between Jan. 5 and June 18, 2026, including personnel appointments, budget amendments and multiple actions tied to broadband projects.

The index shows the organization meeting on Jan. 5 addressed routine startup business such as adopting standing rules and appointing the county attorney and county auditor. Subsequent meetings list recurring items: employee recognition, budget amendments across departments, grant acceptances and multiple authorizations to create or fill county positions.

Notable items include a listing for a public hearing to rescind Local Law No. 3 of 2025 (an override of the county tax levy) and the later formal adoption of Local Law No. 1 of 2026 rescinding that law. The Clerks agenda entries show several budget amendments tied to transportation and CHIPS funding, and multiple items authorizing amendments, change orders or contracts for broadband work under the MIP (Municipal Infrastructure Program) Phase I and III projects.

Broadband-related entries appear repeatedly. The index cites authorizations to amend prior resolutions, enter contracts for "Make Ready Work" and award contracts for MIP Phase I and MIP Phase III, and it lists grant-disbursement agreement amendments with state entities. Where amounts are listed in the index (for example, a $138,086 municipal broadband deployment capital figure), the index gives those figures without further explanatory text on scope or funding sources.

The index does not include full minutes, motions, or vote tallies for most items; most lines are agenda entries rather than verbatim discussion or recorded votes. One exception is a special-meeting line marked "DEFEATED" for an authorization to amend an inter-municipal agreement with the Village of Malone. For other agenda items the index records the topic but not outcomes, movers/seconders or vote counts.

The index serves as a planning and reference document indicating what the Legislature scheduled for consideration in 2026. The Clerk is listed as the source of the agenda text in the index; the document itself does not contain debate, statements by individual lawmakers or verbatim public comments. Readers seeking full debate, formal resolutions, motions or vote records should consult the Legislatures meeting minutes or audio/video records for the individual meeting dates.