Fulton County commissioners approve routine minutes, hire enforcement officer and greenlight Franklin/Fulton drug-and-alcohol grant

Fulton County commissioners met Jan. 13, 2026, at the Commissioners' Office in McConnellsburg and approved a slate of routine administrative matters, personnel actions and contracts.

Commissioner Randy H. Bunch called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m.; prayer was offered and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited. The board announced an Emergency Executive Session had taken place Jan. 9 concerning personnel matters in the Prothonotary's Office. The commissioners unanimously approved the Jan. 6, 2026 reorganizational minutes for the Commissioners, Salary Board and Retirement Board.

The board approved accounts payable dated Jan. 13, 2026 totaling $135,622.38. The disbursement included $66,644.09 to the General Fund and $64,720.44 to Capital Projects; smaller amounts were recorded to the SFC Technology Grant, 911 and Domestic Relations funds.

Interim County Treasurer Amy Bishop presented the Treasurer's Office report for the month ending Dec. 31, 2025. Following that update, Domestic Relations Director Tina Gress requested authorization to fill a vacant Enforcement Officer 1 position. The commissioners approved hiring Angie Horton, effective Jan. 26, 2026; a brief Salary Board meeting set her pay in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement.

Executive Development Director Julie Dovey asked the board to approve the 2025–2030 Franklin/Fulton Grant Agreement (#4100101172), designating Franklin County as the single county authority for the Drug and Alcohol Program. The commissioners voted to approve and execute the agreement.

Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved to approve the 2026 Certification of County Funds as presented by Interim Treasurer Amy Bishop; the motion carried unanimously.

The board approved a set of HR and administrative updates. HR Administrator Mary Huston presented the 2026 pay scale, which commissioners approved. The board also updated the HR Manual, Section 212, to formalize an employee health-insurance opt-out payment: eligible employees who waive county health insurance will receive a pro-rated monetary payment up to $1,020 per calendar year ($85 per month), payable with the final payroll in December or upon resignation, provided the employee leaves in good standing. The motion to adopt the revised language passed unanimously.

On vendor and contract matters, commissioners approved the CCAP PCoRP invoice (second installment) in the amount of $45,442.00 and accepted a renewal quote for ASPIRE two-factor authentication submitted by Rick Grissinger of Elect IT. The board also approved a SAP&DC invoice for local transportation support in the amount of $8,598.00.

The commissioners approved an Application for Burial Expenses for Floyd G. McGinnis, a U.S. Air Force veteran (1964–1968), with payment to surviving spouse Janet McGinnis.

The board revised the LERTA application to require inspection by the zoning officer or Fulton County Planning and accepted Ronald Richards as real-estate agent for the county property at 119 N. 2nd Street in McConnellsburg, agreeing to a 3% sales commission.

The meeting included multiple, brief executive sessions for legal and personnel matters during which the board met in closed session; each executive session was announced on the public record with entry and exit times. The meeting adjourned at 11:33 a.m.

What’s next: Several items noted follow-up steps (application period for hotel/motel tax funding once the fourth-quarter payment is received; salary placement finalized for the newly hired Enforcement Officer).