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Fulton County commissioners adopt 2026 tentative budget, approve staffing and routine expenditures
Summary
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners on Nov. 25 adopted the 2026 tentative budget, authorized staffing and administrative changes — including designating the Veterans Affairs director as full-time for benefits — and approved routine payables and grant applications.
FULTON COUNTY — The Fulton County Board of Commissioners adopted the county’s 2026 tentative budget at its Nov. 25 meeting and approved a series of administrative actions and routine expenditures.
Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved to adopt the 2026 tentative budget as presented by Chief Financial Officer Mike Lamb and Fiscal Administrator Sue Reed; the motion carried unanimously. The board set final adoption for Dec. 30, 2025.
The board also approved changes to personnel and administration. Commissioners accepted HR Administrator Mary Huston’s proposal to amend Section 212 (Employee Benefits) of the HR manual and asked Huston to return with finalized language for formal approval at a later meeting. Commissioner Hann moved to approve Veteran Affairs Director Richard Newman to work the equivalent of 30 hours per week, qualifying him as full-time for benefits because of additional duties assigned by the state related to the Disabled Veterans Real Estate Tax Exemption; that motion passed unanimously.
Routine financial actions included approval of payroll dated Nov. 28, 2025, in the amount of $125,126.16 and payables dated Nov. 28, 2025, totaling $674,010.68 with a fund-level breakdown presented by staff. The board approved vendor invoices including EPayment Now dog licenses ($2,363.50), William Penn Printing ($4,487.70), Elect IT Solutions for December IT staffing and support ($9,854.00) and a HART license and support invoice ($11,815.00). Commissioners also approved a CCAP PCoRP final installment contribution of $45,442.00, bringing the total contribution to $151,474.00.
On administrative matters, the board authorized Interim County Treasurer Amy Bishop to obtain a county credit card for the Treasurer’s Office and retroactively approved Chief Clerk Stacey M. Shives to electronically execute Krivak Trust signatory documents related to the Treasurer’s Office transition. The board also approved a retroactive travel request submitted by Chief Clerk Shives to attend a PCHIPC meeting on Nov. 14, 2025.
The commissioners approved Conservation District director reappointment letters for Gene Mellott and Mark Knepper, authorized Marty Mettille to serve as Fulton County’s advisor for America250PA events via a letter to Kelly Leighton of America250PA, and approved a request from the Fulton County Association of Township Officials to plant a commemorative tree on the courthouse lawn for the America250 celebration.
A scheduled bid opening for the sale of 119 North Second Street in McConnellsburg produced no bids and no sale action was taken at the meeting. The minutes also record a CDBG project kickoff (Warfordsburg Senior Center) held by Zoom with SEDA-Cog and county staff; separate Safety Committee and Election Board minutes were noted as on file.
The meeting began with a roll call, prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance and included an executive session for legal matters from 8:06 a.m. to 8:41 a.m. The board adjourned at 11:45 a.m.
