Franklin Township Board of Supervisors: Meetings & Votes
Every board of supervisors meeting and every recorded vote, taken from the official minutes. Canceled meetings are listed too, along with scheduled meetings whose minutes were never posted online. Minutes are posted after they are approved, usually at the next meeting.
Meetings in 2014
- Dec. 8 · Regular meeting11 votesFranklin supervisors adopted 2015 budget and bought two police cars and a Ford F550
- Nov. 10 · Regular meeting2 votesGas firms told Franklin supervisors of plans for a compressor station in the township
- Oct. 13 · Regular meeting9 votesFranklin supervisors adopted a tentative 2015 budget of about $1.16 million
- Sept. 8 · Regular meeting6 votesFranklin supervisors approved Lutz-Fisher 2014 plan with planning commission conditions
- Aug. 11 · Regular meeting7 votesSupervisors awarded $70,411 salt shed contract to Snyder Equipment
- July 17 · Regular meeting8 votesSupervisors rejected all salt shed bids, the lowest $63,045, for now
- June 9 · Regular meeting7 votesSupervisors approved resolution backing fire department renovation financing
- May 12 · Regular meeting13 votesSupervisors adopted winter parking ban and promoted Eli Nye to police sergeant
- April 7 · Regular meeting3 votesSupervisors moved to tell DEP of township gas well road bonding rules
- March 10 · Regular meeting6 votesSupervisors set township cleanup day for May 31 with $10-a-load passes
- Feb. 10 · Regular meeting9 votesSupervisors approved signing an Abarta Energy gas lease for township land and cemetery
- Jan. 6 · Regular meeting6 votesFranklin supervisors raised municipal lien letter fee to $25 per parcel
- Jan. 6 · Reorganization meeting39 votesFranklin supervisors reorganized, keeping Norton as chairman for 2014
How members voted in 2014
| Member | Attended | Votes cast | Voted against the majority | Abstained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Clyde Supervisor Former member | 12 of 13 | 118 | 1 | 0 |
| James M. Norton Sr. Supervisor Former member | 12 of 13 | 117 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Steffler Supervisor Former member | 12 of 13 | 122 | 0 | 0 |
Attendance counts the meetings held while each member was on the board of supervisors. "Voted against the majority" counts no votes on motions that passed and yes votes on motions that failed. Tap a name to see every vote.
Many votes are taken by voice. When the minutes say a vote was unanimous, everyone present is shown voting yes. When they name members who voted no or abstained, everyone else present is shown voting yes. When they give only the result, individual votes are shown as not recorded.
Source: Franklin Township Board of Supervisors minutes. Recaps are drafted by the BeaverCountian AI Desk from the official minutes and reviewed by an editor.