Summary: 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.
Representation: The FRCOG Council is a 29-member board made up of a Select Board member or assigned representative from each member town (the 26 towns of Franklin County), two Regionally Elected members that hold three-year terms, and one representative of the Franklin Regional Planning Board, which acts in an advisory capacity on planning issues to the FRCOG.
| Town | Name |
|---|---|
| Ashfield | Kayce Warren |
| Bernardston | Stanley Garland |
| Buckland | Zachary Turner Heather Butler, Alt. |
| Charlemont | Sarah Reynolds Marguerite Willis, Alt |
| Colrain | Kevin Fox, Clerk Eileen Savageau, Alt. |
| Conway | John O’Rourke, V. Chair |
| Deerfield | Trevor McDaniel Diana Schindler, Alt. |
| Erving | William Bembury Bryan Smith, Alt. |
| Gill | Greg Snedeker John Ward, Alt. |
| Greenfield | William Martin Mark Smith, Alt. |
| Hawley | Hussain Hamdan Robert Root, Alt. |
| Heath | Brian DeVriese Gloria Cronin Fisher, Alt |
| Leverett | Patricia Duffy |
| Leyden | Michele Giarusso, Chair |
| Monroe | Alice Houghtaling Carla Davis-Little, Alt. |
| Montague | Richard Kuklewicz Steve Ellis, Alt. Michael Nelson, Alt. Chris Boutwell, Alt. |
| New Salem | Wayne Hachey |
| Northfield | Alexander Meisner, Alt. |
| Orange | Gabriele Voelker Jane Peirce, Alt. |
| Rowe | Jennifer Morse Janice Boudreau, Alt. |
| Shelburne | Bob Manners Andrew Baker, Alt. John Payne, Alt. |
| Shutesbury | F. Ellen McKay Elaine Puleo, Alt. Rebecca Torres, Alt. |
| Sunderland | Tom Fydenkevez David Pierce, Alt |
| Warwick | Lawerence "Doc" Pruyne James Erviti, Alt. |
| Wendell | Michael Idoine, Daniel Keller, Alt. |
| Whately | Lynn Sibley Brian Domina, Alt. |
| Regionally Elected | Jay DiPucchio |
| Regionally Elected | Bill Perlman |
| Franklin Regional Planning Board Appointee | James Basford |
Voting: Per the Charter that created the FRCOG in 1997, the Council has different voting mechanisms for policy and financial issues.
Policy Issues: Simple majority vote of the quorum present.
Financial Issues: Weighted majority vote of the quorum present. 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. Current weighted votes are found here.
Meetings, Minutes and Agendas: The FRCOG Council meets quarterly. Typically the meetings are held on the third Thursday of July, October, April and January. Agendas can be found on the FRCOG Meeting Calendar.
Fiscal Year 2020 Minutes & Materials
April
The April Council meeting was postponed; however, Council members did received the quarterly Council Updates (see below).
FRCOG Programs Updates April 2020
January
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
Fiscal Year 2019 Minutes & Materials
January
Council Minutes, January 2019
FY20 Approved Budget
FRCOG Program Updates, Winter 2019
October
Council Minutes, October 2018
FRCOG Programs Updates, Fall 2018
Fiscal Review for FY20 Budget Development
A Decade of Climate Resiliency Planning: A FRCOG Land Use and Natural Resources Presentation
July
Council Minutes, July 2018
FRCOG Programs Updates, Summer 2018
Disaster Service Leave DRAFT 2nd and Final Reading 2018.7.19
Policy Revsions DRAFT 2nd and Final Reading 2018.7.19
Fiscal Year 2018 Minutes & Materials
Council Minutes, April 2018
Council Minutes, January 2018
Council Minutes, October 2017
Council Minutes, July 2017
FY19 Fiscal and Program Review
Fiscal Year 2017 Minutes & Materials
Council Minutes, April 2017
Council Minutes, January 2017
Council Minutes, November 2016
Council Minutes, July 2016
Fiscal Year 2016 Minutes & Materials
Council Minutes, April 2016
Council Minutes, January 2016
Council Minutes October, 2015
Council Minutes, July 2015
Fiscal Year 2015 Minutes & Materials
Minutes, April 2015
Minutes, January 2015
Minutes, October 2014
Minutes, July 2014 and Opioid Task Force Presentation
Minutes July, 2014 Joint Pipeline Meeting DRAFT and Kinder Morgan Pipeline Presentation Q & A and Kinder Morgan Pipeline Materials
Important Council Documents
Charter
Bylaws
FRCOG FY18 Budget Development Workbook
FRCOG FY17 Budget Development Workbook
