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Fulton County approves payables, hires two Per Diem workers and certifies municipal election; commissioner raises hiring‑bias concern
Summary
At its Nov. 18 meeting, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners approved $152,769.34 in payables, a $124,586.59 payroll, hired two Per Diem workers and a full‑time Prothonotary deputy, and certified the Nov. 4 municipal election. Commissioner Hervey P. Hann read a letter alleging candidates were excluded "because of who they are," and Commissioner Randy H. Bunch abstained from the Per Diem hire vote.
Fulton County commissioners met Nov. 18, 2025, and approved payables totaling $152,769.34 and payroll of $124,586.59, approved several vendor invoices and certified the Nov. 4 municipal election results.
The board voted to hire two Per Diem employees — Stephanie Seibert and Nya Minnier — to fill on‑call roles across county departments, a motion introduced by Commissioner Hervey P. Hann and approved by the board with Commissioner Randy H. Bunch recorded as abstaining because of a conflict of interest. Commissioner Hann read from a letter saying the interview panel "believe[s] that someone is not hired because of who they are" and that an "excellent candidate" had been passed over for that reason.
Commissioner Steven L. Wible moved to hire Joanie Faith as a full‑time Office Deputy I in the Prothonotary's Office effective Dec. 1, 2025; that motion passed. A separate Salary Board meeting set hourly wages for the new hires; separate minutes are on file.
The board also approved a Wessel & Co. invoice for CFO services ($10,987.50) and a HART invoice for ballot programming ($10,599.39). Elections Director Linda Doyle presented the certification of the first signing for the Nov. 4 municipal election, and commissioners approved the Certification of Computation of Election Results as presented.
Why this matters: routine financial approvals and hires are regular business for the county, but the letter read into the record alleging exclusion of candidates by reason of identity and an abstention by a commissioner on a personnel vote introduce a governance and ethics element that the board may need to address in follow‑up.
What happened next: the board went into an executive session for legal and personnel matters and later reconvened before adjourning at 3:15 p.m.
Votes at a glance: • Payables (Nov. 18, 2025) — $152,769.34: approved (recorded as "all in favor"). • Payroll (Nov. 14, 2025) — $124,586.59: approved ("all in favor"). • Hire two Per Diem employees (Stephanie Seibert, Nya Minnier) — motion carried; Randy H. Bunch abstained (conflict of interest). • Hire Joanie Faith, Office Deputy I (Prothonotary) — approved ("all in favor"). • Wessel & Co. invoice ($10,987.50) — approved ("all in favor"). • HART invoice ($10,599.39) — approved ("all in favor").
The meeting record notes separate minutes for the Salary Board and Retirement Board actions and indicates follow‑up on the hiring concern may be possible in future meetings.
