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Fulton County commissioners approve payables, hires and certify Nov. 4 municipal election; 2026 budget to be presented next week
Summary
At their Nov. 18 meeting, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners approved payables and payroll, hired two Per Diem staff (one commissioner abstaining for conflict), certified the Nov. 4 municipal election results and gave verbal approval to present the 2026 budget as the tentative budget at the next meeting.
Fulton County Commissioners Randy H. Bunch, Steven L. Wible and Hervey P. Hann met Nov. 18, 2025 and approved routine financial items, personnel hires and election certification.
The board voted to approve payables dated Nov. 18, 2025 totaling $152,769.34, with $129,923.19 charged to Fund 100 (General Fund) and smaller amounts allocated across funds including 911, Law Library and Capital Projects. Commissioners also approved payroll dated Nov. 14, 2025 in the amount of $124,586.59. Both motions were made by Commissioner Hervey P. Hann and recorded as "all in favor."
Commissioner Hann moved and the board approved hiring two Per Diem employees—Stephanie Seibert and Nya Minnier—to be used on an as-needed basis across county departments, effective pending required clearances. The motion record shows Commissioner Randy H. Bunch abstained from that vote citing a conflict of interest; the motion otherwise carried. The board separately approved hiring Joanie Faith as Office Deputy I for the Prothonotary's Office, effective Dec. 1, 2025, on a motion by Commissioner Steven L. Wible.
County Auditors Penny Kipp, Holly Falkosky and Rebecca Kendall presented the Auditors' Report for the year ending Dec. 31, 2024 and confirmed that the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) filing was completed and a public notice published; the full audit is available on the Fulton County website, the auditors said. Fiscal Administrator Sue Reed and Mike Lamb of Wessel & Co. completed a final budget review with department heads; commissioners gave verbal approval to present the final draft of the 2026 budget at the Nov. 25 meeting for adoption as the tentative budget to allow public advertising and review.
The board approved several vendor transactions: a one-year HART extended warranty for Verity Scan and Verity Scan Writer (Jan. 18, 2026–Jan. 17, 2027) for $2,700; Wessel & Co. invoice for CFO services for October 2025 for $10,987.50; and a HART invoice of $10,599.39 for ballot creation and programming. Chief Tax Assessor Melissa Gordon presented the Board of Assessment and Revision of Taxes Certification for Fulton County's tax year 2026 assessment roll; Commissioner Wible moved and the certification was approved to fulfill statutory requirements cited in the record.
Elections Director Linda Doyle presented the Certification of the 1st signing of the Municipal Election held Nov. 4, 2025; on a motion by Commissioner Hann the board approved and executed the Certification of Computation of Election Results as presented.
The meeting included two executive sessions for personnel and legal matters (one previously held Nov. 14 and sessions on Nov. 18 recorded as entering at 10:32 a.m. and exiting at 11:48 a.m., and a later personnel session entered at 2:54 p.m. and exited at 3:10 p.m.). The board adjourned at 3:15 p.m.
Next procedural steps noted in the minutes: the 2026 budget draft will be presented as the tentative budget at the Nov. 25 meeting for consideration and public advertising; a request related to a change in the veterans' real estate tax exemption was added to the Nov. 25 agenda for further discussion.
