FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted unanimously Monday to approve a three-year contract with corrections officers at the jail. The agreement includes a $1 an hour stipend for officers appointed to be in charge for the day. It also gives employees covered under the National Correctional Employees Union a 3 percent increase each of the […]
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Franklin County opts not to pay for Christmas cards
FARMINGTON — The Franklin County sheriff will be required to reimburse the county $89.97 for Christmas cards he had made to distribute to law enforcement agencies, businesses and other professional contacts. Commissioners voted 2-1 Monday not to pay for the cards and to require Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. to repay the money. Commissioners Charles Webster […]
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Offices to close for holidays
FARMINGTON — Franklin County government offices at the Franklin County Courthouse will close at noon on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, and New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31. Offices will be closed on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day and will reopen the following Mondays on Dec. 28, 2015, and Jan. 4, 2016, respectively.
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Franklin County accepts bid for communications work, approves hiring
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Monday to accept a bid of $88,661 from Hussey Communications of Winslow for work pertaining to the Mosher Hill tower in Farmington. Four vendors were contacted and two submitted bids, said Stan Wheeler, director of the Franklin County Regional Communications Center. The other bid was $113,048 from Dirigo Wireless […]
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Franklin County approves $1.16M budget for unorganized territory
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners Monday unanimously approved a $1.16 million budget for 2016-17 for the unorganized territory. The budget will go to the state for review. Commissioners are required to approve the budget by Dec. 31 and send it to the state for approval. If accepted, it will go into effect July 1, 2016. The […]
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Auditor: Franklin County ‘financially rock solid’
FARMINGTON — Franklin County’s auditor, Ron Smith, told commissioners the county is “financially rock solid” as of June 30. Smith, of RHR Smith & Co., gave an overview of the audit performed for July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2015, during Monday’s commission meeting. The county has $2 million in its general operating fund, of […]
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Franklin County sets hearing on territory budget
FARMINGTON – Franklin County commissioners will hold a public hearing Dec. 7 on a $1.16 million spending plan for the unorganized territory in 2016-17. The proposal is $18,988 less than the current budget. The hearing is at 9 a.m. in the commissioners’ office at the Franklin County courthouse. Commissioners are required to approve the budget […]
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Franklin County promotes Wilton man to jail sergeant
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Monday to promote corrections officer Scott Nichols Jr. of Wilton to sergeant at the jail. Assistant Administrator Lt. John Donald, recently promoted from sergeant, said that there was a written exam and a five-member board that conducted oral board interviews. There were three “really well-qualified” candidates, Donald said, and […]
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Franklin County enters contract for IT services
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Monday to enter into a contract with Systems Engineering in Portland for a cost of $17,000 for information technology services in 2016. The cost was not included in the current budget so the company delayed payment until July 1, 2016. According to James Desjardins, IT systems administrator for Franklin […]
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Wilton man promoted to operations lieutenant at Franklin County jail
FARMINGTON — Corrections Sgt. John Donald of Wilton was promoted Monday to operations lieutenant. He will fill the new assistant administrator position at the Franklin County Jail. Commissioners voted to hire Donald to the position. Interviews were conducted with the four correction officer supervisors at the jail. The position was in place prior to July […]