FM #1782 - Town Council Communications Subcmte Mtg - 07/15/26

This session shares the Town Council Communications Subcommittee Meeting. The meeting was held in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Building on Wednesday, July 15, 2026.Subcommittee Chair Caroline Griffith, members Jane Callaway-Tripp, Max Morrongiello, and Gene Grella also participated. Town Administrator Jamie Hellen, Operations Manager Julie McCann and Director of Communications & Community Engagement Liz Kalaijian participated.Quick recap:The joint email response policy was approved by the subcommittee to bring to the full Council as amended (4-0 vote)The vote on social media guidelines for elected & appointed officials as amended was also approved to send to the full Council by a 4-0 voteDiscussion on the work plan, Max raised some items discussed in prior meetings that did not make it to this listingDiscussion on the scope of the committee, is it for Town Council communications or for communications on all of Town business?The recording runs about 2 hours & 23 minutes, so let’s listen in.--------------The Franklin TV video is available https://www.youtube.com/live/waSCPZX58RM?&t=247 The agenda and released documents for this sessionhttps://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_07152026-2412 My notes in one PDF - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QjT_rM8lx14IKucFaXsUAC26x6f-k6wk/view?usp=drive_link -------------We are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) or 102.9 on the Franklin area radio dial. This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but we can't do it alone. We can always use your help.How can you help?If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighborsIf you don't like something here, please let me knowAnd if you have interest in reporting on meetings or events, please reach. We’ll share and show you what and how we do what we doThrough this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening.For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/ or www.franklin.news If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot comThe music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana" c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.I hope you enjoy!------------------You can also subscribe and listen to Franklin Matters audio on iTunes or your favorite podcast app; search in "podcasts" for "Franklin Matters"