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	Vacant
Bernardston	Stanley Garland
Buckland	Zachary Turner Heather Butler, Alt.
Charlemont	Sarah Reynolds Marguerite Willis, 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 John Ward, Alt.
Greenfield	Roxann Wedegartner Danielle Letourneau, Alt.
Hawley	Hussain Hamdan Robert Root, Alt.
Heath	Brian DeVriese Gloria Cronin Fisher, Alt
Leverett	Patricia Duffy
Leyden	Michele Giarusso
Monroe	Alice Houghtaling Carla Davis-Little, Alt.
Montague	Richard Kuklewicz Steve Ellis, Alt. Michael Nelson, Alt. Chris Boutwell, Alt.
New Salem	Wayne Hachey
Northfield	Bee Jacque Alexander Meisner, Alt.
Orange	Jane Peirce Gabriele Voelker Alt.
Rowe	Janice Boudreau Paul McLatchy lll, Alt.
Shelburne	Bob Manners Andrew Baker, Alt.
Shutesbury	F. Ellen McKay Elaine Puleo, Alt. Rebecca Torres, Alt.
Sunderland	Tom Fydenkevez David Pierce, Alt
Warwick	Lawerence "Doc" Pruyne
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	Vacant

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.

Fiscal Year 2021 Minutes & Materials

April
Council Minutes, April 2021
FRCOG Programs Updates, April 2021

January
Council Minutes, January 2021
FY22 Municipal Assessments
FY22 FCECS Assessment Summary
FRCOG FY22 Approved Budget
FRCOG Programs Updates, January 2021

October
Council Minutes, October 2020
FRCOG Programs Updates, October 2020
Fiscal Review for FY22 Budget Development

July
Council Minutes, July 2020
FRCOG Programs Updates, July 2020

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