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Fulton County commissioners reaffirm public defender's 40-hour salary, approve festival lease and contracts
Summary
At their Feb. 17 meeting the Fulton County Board of Commissioners approved minutes, payroll and accounts payable; reaffirmed that the public defender's salary reflects a 40-hour workweek retroactive to Jan. 1, 2026; approved a McConnell Park lease for the Strawberry Festival and several contracts and invoices; and tabled a contract with Pressley Ridge pending more information.
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners met Feb. 17, 2026, at the Commissioners' Office and approved routine business including minutes, payroll and accounts payable.
Commissioner Randy H. Bunch, chairman, opened the meeting with a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. On a motion by Commissioner Steven L. Wible, the board approved the Feb. 10, 2026, Commissioners' minutes. Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved to approve payroll dated Feb. 20, 2026, in the amount of $126,643.71 and to approve accounts payable dated Feb. 17, 2026, totaling $115,002.69; the transcript records the vote as "All in favor." The accounts payable listing included Fund 100 General Fund $87,536.62; Fund 201 Liquid Fuels $3,847.31; Fund 227 SFC Technology Grant $374.72; Fund 231 SFC Evidence Based Practice $30.30; Fund 235 Law Library $3,327.00; Fund 238 911 $13,246.68; Fund 240 Hazmat $46.03; and Fund 400 Debt Service $6,594.03.
Commissioners met with Public Defender Phil Harper and Administrative Assistant Cheryl Deshong to review office matters related to the Indigent Defense Grant. The board voted to reaffirm that the Public Defender's salary will reflect a 40-hour workweek effective Jan. 1, 2026 (motion by Commissioner Hervey P. Hann; vote recorded as "All in favor").
The board also approved a McConnell Park lease submitted by the Fulton County Chamber of Commerce and Tourism for the Strawberry Festival, scheduled for June 11–13, 2026. Commissioners approved a contract with CES Engineering, LLC for engineering services on the Warfordsburg Senior Center CDBG project, not to exceed $15,000, and retroactively authorized Chief Clerk Stacey M. Shives to sign a CDBG Exempt Status Determination and Mitigation Measures and Conditions form.
In addition, the board approved a purchase request from Domestic Relations Director Tina Gress for new office furniture from W.B. Mason to be funded by the Title IV-D Incentive Account in the amount of $6,467.15, and approved an invoice from Wessel & Company for CFO services during January 2026 in the amount of $4,340.00. A proposed contract with Pressley Ridge for services for children was tabled until staff can gather more information.
Commissioner Randy H. Bunch moved the board into executive session at 8:33 a.m. for personnel matters, returning at 8:59 a.m., and again at 9:22 a.m. for legal matters, returning at 10:21 a.m. The public transcript contains only the start and end times for those sessions; no confidential details are included. The meeting adjourned at 11:22 a.m.
The board's actions were recorded as motions with votes noted in the transcript as "All in favor." The transcript does not list individual roll-call votes or nay/abstain tallies for the recorded motions.
