Franklin County Board of Legislators: the Honor Flight Funding, the St. Joseph’s Veterans Community Residence Increase and the Veterans Year

The board. The seven-member Legislature - Chairman Gregory Janisewski (District 2), Vice Chairperson Donald Dabiew (District 5), Majority Leader Rod Lauzon (District 1), Minority Leader Andrea Dumas (District 3), Edward Lockwood (District 4), Nedd Sparks (District 6) and Joe Shoemaker (District 7) - meets on the first and third Thursday of each month in the Legislative Chambers at the Franklin County Court House, Call to Order at 11:30 a.m., with the standing committees before it. Veterans Services sits under the Human Resources Committee (Joe Shoemaker chair). The Documents page posts each meeting's agenda, packet and minutes PDFs whole; the window's 20 minutes sets, the agendas and the 2025 and 2026 resolution indexes were downloaded and read. The Honor Flight money. Resolution No. 338, offered by the Finance Committee and adopted December 4, 2025: "Relating to Authorization for County Manager to Enter Into Contracts With Contract Agencies" - "The Franklin County Legislature duly approve funds in the 2026 budget for various contract agencies; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the County Manager is hereby authorized to enter into agreements with the following agencies as shown", among them "Honor Flight (01-58-6511-10-4000)" at $10,000.00, beside ANCA, the Adirondack Airport, the Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library, the Historical Society, Catholic Charities, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Soil & Water, the Adirondack Review Board, Literacy Volunteers and FRACO. The residence increase. Resolution No. 45, offered by the Human Resources Committee and adopted March 5, 2026: "Relating to Authorization to Amend the 2026 Budget and Contract, Community Services" - "The Director of Community Services has advised the Human Resources Committee that she would like to amend the 2026 Budget and contract with St. Joseph's Veterans Community Residence for a one time increase in the amount of $25,000.00 using Opioid Stewardship funds; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the 2026 Budget is hereby amended to increase accounts shown: 01-43-3488-20 01-43-4322-09-4000 Revenue Appropriation +$25,000.00 +$25,000.00", and the County Manager and Community Services Director authorized to sign the amended contract. The years of service. The February 19, 2026 minutes carry the county's employee years-of-service recognitions: "Clint Soulia ... Veterans ... 20 Years" beside the Sheriff's Office, County Clerk, County Jail, Emergency Services and Transportation honourees. The citation. Resolution No. 215, offered by Chairman Janisewski and adopted August 20, 2026, congratulates "Gerald and Helen Ryan for being recognized as Citizens of the Year For the Village of Chateaugay", reciting that "Mr. Ryan having served his country with two years active duty in the Army with one year in Vietnam and 21 years in the Army Reserves also serves his community as a member of the American Legion Post 875", the Chateaugay Fire Department and the Franklin County Fire Chiefs. The correspondence. The May 21, 2026 minutes accept the correspondence including an "Invitation - American Legion Post 219 Malone Memorial Day Parade & Ceremonies to be held Monday May 25, 2026 at 10:00am" and the "Malone Lodge of Elks Flag Day Ceremony to be held on Sunday June 14, 2026 at 1:00pm". No benefit was adopted, narrowed or repealed; the resolutions fund the community's veterans organisations and the community residence. The 2025 and 2026 resolution indexes name no veteran-subject resolution beyond these.