Fulton County commissioners approve $334,397.62 in payables, authorize MATP allocations and staff travel

Fulton County commissioners on Feb. 3 approved payroll and routine financial measures, authorized transportation allocations for two fiscal years and took several personnel- and procurement-related actions during a meeting at the commissioners’ office.

Commissioner Randy H. Bunch, chairman, opened the meeting with a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance and opened the floor for public comment; Fulton County residents Carolyn Kerlin, Sandra Barton and Marty Mettille attended, and Kerlin inquired about updates on litigation matters. On a motion by Commissioner Steven L. Wible, the board approved the Jan. 27, 2026 commissioners’ minutes and the Jan. 27 salary board minutes.

Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved to approve payroll dated Feb. 6, 2026, in the amount of $129,990.81, and to approve accounts payable dated Feb. 3, 2026, in the amount of $334,397.62; both motions were reported as approved with the roll recorded in the minutes as “all in favor.” The accounts-payable total was allocated across funds as presented: General Fund $96,661.78; Liquid Fuels $13.13; HSDF/HSBG $165,835.26; Law Library $724.96; 911 $44,792.44; Domestic Relations $352.92; and Debt Service $26,017.13.

The board entered an executive session at 8:30 a.m. for legal matters and reconvened at 9:20 a.m.; a tax appeal hearing followed at 9:20 a.m. Commissioner Steven L. Wible abstained from the tax appeal proceeding because of a conflict of interest, and the minutes state that separate, detailed minutes of that hearing are on file.

On a motion by Commissioner Bunch the board approved and executed the January 2026 Retirement Fund Report as presented by HR Administrator Mary Huston. The board also approved travel-request forms for Christine McQuade, director of Services for Children, and Stephanie Mellott, Services for Children fiscal technician, to attend the Pennsylvania Children and Youth Administrators Conference March 11–13, 2026, in State College.

Commissioner Hann moved to approve an engagement letter from KB&S (Kulla, Barkdoll & Stewart, P.C.) to provide professional legal and consulting services to review the Fulton County Prothonotary’s Office; that motion was approved. The commissioners also authorized Commissioner Wible to execute Medical Assistance Transportation Program (MATP) allocation letters for FY 2024–2025 and FY 2025–2026 in the amounts of $464,875.00 and $491,875.00, respectively.

The board approved a laptop quote submitted by Rick Grissinger of Elect IT to be used in Franklin County for jury coordinator duties and approved an invoice from Franklin County Fiscal for Fulton County court costs for the fourth quarter of 2025 in the amount of $38,819.27 (described in the minutes as 10% of court wages and benefits).

The meeting record shows the board entered a second executive session at 10:35 a.m. for personnel matters and exited at 10:53 a.m. Commissioners recessed at 10:58 a.m. for a Criminal Justice Advisory Board meeting, resumed the regular meeting at 1:18 p.m., held another executive session for personnel, and—alongside HR Administrator Mary Huston and Chief Clerk Stacey M. Shives—conducted interviews for the Prothonotary’s Office. Commissioner Wible was appointed, by motion of Commissioner Bunch, to perform committee duties assigned to an absent commissioner during that individual's forthcoming medical leave; the motion was recorded as approved “all in favor.” The meeting adjourned at 3:05 p.m.

The minutes refer readers to separate, itemized minutes for the tax appeal hearing and to on-file documentation for the retirement report and vendor quotes; no contested votes or dissenting roll-call tallies were recorded in the publicly posted minutes.