FRCOG Council

The FRCOG Council is the oversight board of the Franklin Regional Council of Governments. Its primary role is to oversee the projects and activities of the FRCOG, adopt policies, and develop and endorse the FRCOG’s annual operating budget.

Membership

One Select Board member or assigned representative from each of the 26 towns of Franklin County, two Regionally Elected members with three-year terms, and one representative of the Franklin Regional Planning Board, which acts in an advisory capacity on planning issues to the FRCOG, make up the full 29-person Council membership.

Town	Name
Ashfield	Paul McLatchy
Bernardston	Stanley Garland Joel Cole
Buckland	Heather Butler
Charlemont	Marguerite Willis Sarah Reynolds, Alt
Colrain	Kevin Fox, Council Clerk/Secretary Joe Kurland, Alt.
Conway	Philip Kantor Erica Goleman, Alt.
Deerfield	Trevor McDaniel, Council Chair Kayce Warren, Alt.
Erving	William Bembury Bryan Smith, Alt.
Gill	Greg Snedeker, Council Vice Chair
Greenfield	Roxann Wedegartner Danielle Letourneau, Alt.
Hawley	Will Cosby Hussain Hamdan, Alt.
Heath	Brian DeVriese
Leverett	Tim Shores
Leyden	Michele Giarusso
Monroe	Carla Davis-Little, Marcella Stafford-Gore, Alt.
Montague	Richard Kuklewicz Steve Ellis, Alt. Michael Nelson, Alt. Chris Boutwell, Alt.
New Salem	Carl Seppala
Northfield	Bee Jacque Alexander Meisner, Alt.
Orange	Gabriele Voelker Jane Peirce, Alt.
Rowe	Janice Boudreau
Shelburne	Bob Manners Andrew Baker, Alt.
Shutesbury	Ellen McKay Rita Farrell, Alt. Rebecca Torres, Alt.
Sunderland	Tom Fydenkevez
Warwick	Alan Genovese
Wendell	Michael Idoine, Daniel Keller, Alt.
Whately	Hannah Davis Brian Domina, Alt.
Regionally Elected	Jay DiPucchio
Regionally Elected	Bill Perlman
Franklin Regional Planning Board Appointee	Emily Johnson

Voting

The Charter that created the FRCOG in 1997 established use of different mechanisms for policy and financial votes:

The Council decides simple policy issues by a majority vote of the quorum present.
A weighted majority vote of the quorum present determines financial questions. Weighted votes are based on a formula that reflects a 10% weight for the Town’s share of the county’s total population (population of Franklin County ~ 72,000) and a 90% weight for its share of the total membership’s equalized property valuation (EQV), based on the latest figures available from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue.

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Meetings, Minutes, and Agendas

The FRCOG Council meets quarterly. Typically the meetings are held on the third Thursdays of July, October, April, and the third or fourth Thursday of January. (The January date varies to accommodate Council member attendance at the Massachusetts Municipal Association Annual Conference.) Agendas can be found 5-7 days before the Council is scheduled to convene on the FRCOG Meeting Calendar.

May (Emergency Council Meeting)
Council Minutes, May 2020

Fiscal Year 2020 Minutes & Materials

April
The April Council meeting was postponed; however, Council members did receive the quarterly Council Updates (see below).
FRCOG Programs Updates April 2020

January
Council Minutes, January 2020
FY21 Approved Budget
FRCOG Programs Updates, January 2020

October
Council Minutes, October 2019
Fiscal Review for FY21 Budget Development
FRCOG Programs Updates, October 2019

July
Council Minutes, July 2019
FRCOG Programs Updates, July 2019