FRCOG Council

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.

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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.