Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the County Governance topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Fulton County commissioners adopt 2026 bylaws, approve payables and complete reappointments at reorganizational meeting
Summary
At a Jan. 6, 2026 reorganizational meeting, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners adopted the board's 2026 bylaws, approved $229,387.17 in accounts payable and $122,828.46 in payroll, and completed multiple board and county-office reappointments. All motions passed unanimously.
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners adopted its 2026 bylaws and completed a series of routine approvals and reappointments during its Jan. 6 reorganizational meeting.
Commissioner Randy H. Bunch, chairman, moved adoption of the board bylaws "pursuant to provisions found in the County Code, the Act of August 9, 1955 (16 Purdon, Section 503 and 509 as amended)," a motion that carried with the unanimous support of Commissioners Steven L. Wible and Hervey P. Hann. Commissioners also approved the minutes from the Dec. 30, 2025 commissioners meeting and the Dec. 30, 2025 Salary Board minutes on motions by Commissioner Steven L. Wible.
Finance items included a motion by Commissioner Hervey P. Hann to approve accounts payable dated Jan. 6, 2026 totaling $229,387.17 and a separate motion by Hann to approve payroll of $122,828.46; both motions passed unanimously. The minutes list the Fund 100 General Fund amount as $53,157.03 and provide a per-fund breakdown for other funds, including Fund 300 Capital Projects ($75,662.44) and Fund 804 Krivak Trust Fund ($25,598.33).
The board approved several reappointments and designations for 2026. On a motion by Commissioner Wible, the board reappointed Bedford Fulton Joint Recreation Authority members Eric Weisbrod (term to expire Jan. 1, 2029), Paul Johnston (term to expire Jan. 6, 2030) and Greg Henry (term to expire Jan. 5, 2031). Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved to reappoint key county officers and designees for 2026, including Solicitor Jim Stein (DSS Law), Chief Clerk Stacey M. Shives, Tax Claim Bureau Director Amy Bishop, Chief Assessor Melissa Gordon and Director of Veterans' Affairs Richard Newman. Keller Engineers and CES Engineering were recorded as county engineers for 2026.
Interim County Treasurer Amy Bishop and Fiscal Administrator Sue Reed met with commissioners to provide an update on the Treasurer's Office, though the minutes do not detail specific operational changes. On a separate motion, the board reappointed Amy Bishop as Interim County Treasurer for 2026.
The commissioners also designated committee and board assignments for the year, listing representation for bodies including the Permanent Salary Board, County Treasurer Retirement Board, Assessment Appeals Board, Southern Alleghenies Planning & Development Commission committees, the Franklin/Fulton Drug & Alcohol Advisory Board and multiple other regional advisory groups.
A motion by Commissioner Hervey P. Hann approved an RBA invoice in the amount of $7,957.31, and Commissioner Randy H. Bunch moved to appoint Michael Beatty as chairman of the Farmland Agricultural Land Preservation Board for 2026; both motions passed unanimously. The board held separate Annual Reorganizational Meetings for the Salary and Retirement Boards at 9:00 a.m.; separate minutes were noted as on file. The meeting adjourned at 10:37 a.m.
The meeting minutes record the motions, approvals and assignments listed above; no public comments or verbatim quotes are recorded in the minutes provided.
