Fulton County commissioners approve $234,913.72 in payments, hire caseworker and approve senior-center engineering work

McConnelsburg, Fulton County — Fulton County commissioners met Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, and unanimously approved a slate of routine administrative measures, including payment of $234,913.72 in account payables, personnel approvals and contracting for a senior-center project.

Commissioner Randy H. Bunch, the board chair, opened the meeting at 8:30 a.m., led a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance and noted an executive session held Jan. 23 for personnel matters. Afterward the board approved Jan. 20, 2026 meeting minutes and the week’s payables. The approved accounts payable total was $234,913.72, with $145,851.38 charged to the General Fund and remaining amounts distributed across funds 231, 235, 238, 262, 275, 300 and 400.

The board also recorded a Retirement Board quarterly review with representatives from Raymond James; separate minutes were filed for that session.

On personnel, Services for Children Director Christine McQuade asked the board to approve the hire of Amanda Sheffield as a Caseworker II, pending required clearances and paperwork. Commissioner Steven L. Wible moved to hire Sheffield; the motion carried and a Salary Board meeting was recorded for the new hire.

Chief Probation Officer Dan Miller requested approval of a travel form for Quinn Wiest to attend a two-day training in State College Feb. 4–6, 2026; the board approved the request. The board also approved a Delegation of Signing Authority for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Entitlement contract, Contract No. C000095314, in the amount of $218,719.00 to be executed by HR Administrator Mary Huston and Commissioners Steven L. Wible and Randy H. Bunch.

Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved to amend the written agenda to add a credit-card approval item for the Mapping and Planning Department; the amended agenda passed. The board then approved a county credit card for Mapping and Planning Director Thomas Peppernick to make departmental purchases, per a request from Fiscal Administrator Sue Reed.

On invoices and grants, the board approved an invoice from insurance agent Robert Snyder for the Fulton County Tax Collectors Blanket Bond through Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America for bond dates Jan. 1, 2026–Dec. 31, 2029, in the amount of $3,313.00, and approved an Elect IT Solutions invoice for IT staffing and support for February 2026. Commissioners also approved the Election Integrity Grant Program Post-Election Report for the municipal 2025 year, reporting total expenditures of $84,443.55, and retroactively approved Commissioner Bunch’s execution of the ERAP 2 County Expenditure Certification Form for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program.

On capital projects, Commissioner Wible moved to accept a CES Engineering quote to provide professional engineering services for the Warfordsburg Senior Center project. The scope listed in the motion included restroom renovations, installation of a new security camera system, and a mill-and-overlay of the existing parking lot pavement, driveway and accessible walking path; the board approved the engineering engagement.

The board also approved renewal of Companion Life Insurance for group term life at $0.019 per $1,000 of benefit and group AD&D at $0.03 per $1,000, unchanged from 2025 rates and effective April 1, 2026. Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved to adjourn at 11:43 a.m.; the motion passed.

What happens next: several items noted in the minutes—the Retirement Board review and the Salary Board action for the new hire—were recorded as separate minutes. The CDBG delegation and the CES Engineering engagement now authorize staff signatures and contracting steps required for those projects; no contested votes or dissent were recorded at the meeting.