Township Council — March 17, 2026 (Budget Hearing)
The second remote 2026 budget hearing covered the Police Department, Public Works with the water utility and open space, and Information Technology, including their capital requests. No member of the public commented, and no votes were taken.
- Taxes
- Infrastructure
- Environment
Meeting recording
Recording plays on the township archive
This meeting does not play on this page. The township's recording is complete and plays in full — the chapter links below will open it at the right moment.
Worth watching
Police, Dispatch, OEM and Animal Control operating and capital budgets, presented by Public Safety Director Lloyd Fredericks.
Same moment on the township archiveThe DPW, Water Utility and Open Space operating and capital budgets, the longest segment of the hearing.
Same moment on the township archiveIT operating and capital budgets, presented by IT Director Krista Hegedus.
Same moment on the township archive
What happened
What happened
The budget hearing was held remotely on Zoom. Eight members were present (Anbarasan, Kharazi, Kramer, Onyejiaka, Singh, Uddin, Vassanella and Wright); Ms. Francois was absent. The public discussion drew no comments, and the minutes record no votes.
The minutes list three 2026 budget presentations:
- Police Department, Dispatch, OEM and Animal Control, operating and capital (Lloyd Fredericks, Public Safety Director);
- DPW, Water Utility and Open Space, operating and capital (Carl Hauck, DPW Manager; the video’s chapter title also names Tara Kenyon, Land Consultant);
- Information Technology, operating and capital (Krista Hegedus, IT Director).
The minutes do not summarize the presentations. See the 2026 budget.
Records
- Minutes (approved March 24, 2026) · Agenda · Packet
- Video on Granicus (3:04). Granicus publishes no captions for Franklin meetings; this page follows the Clerk’s minutes.