Franklin County Legislature posts 2026 resolution index and meeting schedule through mid‑July

The Franklin County Legislature released a 2026 resolution index and meeting schedule that lists agenda items for its organization meeting and a series of regular and special meetings from Jan. 5 through July 16, 2026.

The index compiles dozens of items across multiple departments, including personnel appointments, budget amendments for the District Attorney and Highway Department, authorizations related to broadband projects (MIP Phase I and MIP III), grant acceptances, and proposed local laws. Notable entries include a listed public hearing to consider rescinding Local Law 3 of 2025 (which had overridden the tax-levy limit for Franklin County for 2026), authorizations to contract with The Research Companies (TRC) and Airosmith for broadband "Make Ready" and construction work, and a proposed local law to increase the salary range for the office of county sheriff.

The index also lists routine governance items: employee recognitions for each month, appointments to boards and advisory committees (for example, the North Country Workforce Development Board and Franklin County Tourism Advisory Committee), and capital‑project actions such as CHIPS budget amendments and equipment purchases for the Highway Department. Several entries identify grant programs and funding sources by name, including opioid settlement funds, a New York State ESInet IP Network Readiness grant for Emergency Services, and an FY2023 cybersecurity grant for Data Processing.

Because the document is an index of resolutions and agenda items rather than minutes or a transcript of debate, it does not include votes, detailed presentations, or recorded public testimony. Many entries refer to future steps: public hearings, requests for bids, contract authorizations, or amendments. For example, the index notes a resolution supporting the Franklin County Municipal Broadband Deployment Capital (138,086) project for NYS Department of Environmental Conservation review and shows multiple entries marked "pulled," indicating items removed from active consideration at the time the index was compiled.

The Legislature’s schedule as presented runs through meetings in mid‑July 2026 and includes both procedural actions (standing rules, standard work-day reporting) and substantive matters that will return for public hearings or formal votes, such as the proposed rescission of Local Law 3 of 2025 and the proposed local law adjusting the sheriff’s salary.

The index provides a roadmap for residents and stakeholders who wish to follow specific items; individual agenda entries will require reviewing the corresponding meeting materials or attending hearings for details and formal outcomes.