The Council

Structure

The Franklin Regional Council of Governments is comprised of three bodies: the Executive Committee, the Council, and the Franklin Regional Planning Board (FRPB) acting as the advisory body on regional planning issues and policies. The Council and its subcommittees - Bylaws, Finance, Personnel, and Regional Issues & Programming - identify the needs of our region and the focus of the FRCOG.

The Executive Committee

The Executive Committee is a five-member board made up of two regionally-elected members that serve two-year staggered terms, two members appointed annually by the larger Council membership and one member appointed annually by the FRPB. The Executive Committee functions much like the former County Commissioners. They meet monthly, and are responsible for overseeing county road actions, providing agency focus, developing policies, overseeing the activities of the Executive Director, and identifying advocacy issues. Current Executive Committee members are:

Council Members

The Council is made up of a Selectboard member or designated representative from each of the twenty-six member towns, two regionally-elected representatives, and a FRPB representative. The Council meets quarterly and is responsible for policy and financial issues. Current Council members are:

Ashfield Mary Fitz-Gibbon Montague Patricia Allen
Bernardston Stanley Garland New Salem Cathey Jones
Buckland Cheryl L. Dukes Northfield Kathleen Wright
Charlemont Jean Brisson Orange George Willard
Colrain Eileen Sauvageau Rowe Noel Abbott
Conway Tom Spiro Shelburne John Payne
Deerfield John Paciorek Shutesbury Ellen MacKay
Erving Thomas Sharp Sunderland Tom Fydenkevez
Gill John Ward Warwick Dawn Magi
Greenfield William Martin Wendell Daniel Keller
Hawley Phillip Keenan Whately Lynn Sibley
Heath Thomas Lively FRPB Rep Ted Cady
Leverett

Gordon Fretwell

 Regionally Elected Ann Banash (Gill)
Leyden Michele Giarusso Regionally Elected Bill Perlman (Ashfield)
Monroe Carla Davis-Little

The Planning Board

The Franklin Regional Planning Board (FRPB) has seventy-five members made up of the chair or designee of the Selectboard of each of the twenty-six towns of Franklin County, a member of the Planning Board in each town, and up to eighteen "Members-at-Large". The FRPB annually elects the Executive Committee from among its members. The Executive Committee is currently comprised of:

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