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Fulton County commissioners adopt 2026 bylaws, approve $229,387 in payables and reappoint officials
Summary
At a Jan. 6, 2026 reorganizational meeting, Fulton County commissioners adopted the board's 2026 bylaws, approved $229,387.17 in payables and $122,828.46 in payroll, reappointed multiple officials and assigned commissioners to committees for the year.
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners met Jan. 6, 2026, at the Commissioners' Office for its annual reorganizational meeting, adopting the board's 2026 bylaws, approving county payables and payroll, and making a slate of reappointments and committee assignments.
The board unanimously approved minutes from the Dec. 30, 2025 Commissioners' Meeting and the Dec. 30, 2025 Salary Board meeting. Commissioners then approved accounts payable dated Jan. 6, 2026, totaling $229,387.17, with fund-level distributions recorded in the minutes (General Fund $53,157.03; Liquid Fuels $13.41; Independent Living $12,558.01; SFC Evidence Based Practice $12,650.30; Law Library $2,637.72; 911 $11,326.59; Act 13 Marcellus Shale Recreational $7,000.00; Capital Projects $75,662.44; Debt Service $28,783.34; Krivak Trust Fund $25,598.33). The board also approved payroll in the amount of $122,828.46. Each motion recorded was carried by a unanimous vote of the three commissioners present.
County Treasurer Interim Amy Bishop and Fiscal Administrator Sue Reed met with the commissioners to provide updates for the Treasurer's Office; the minutes note the meeting but do not provide additional detail on the substance of their update.
Chairman Randy H. Bunch moved to adopt the 2026 Board of Commissioners By-Laws under the County Code and the Act of Aug. 9, 1955 (16 Purdon, Sections 503 and 509 as amended); the motion passed unanimously. The board approved reappointments to the Bedford Fulton Joint Recreation Authority (Eric Weisbrod through Jan. 1, 2029; Paul Johnston through Jan. 6, 2030; Greg Henry through Jan. 5, 2031) to stagger terms.
Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved to reappoint a series of county officers and contractors for 2026, including Solicitor Jim Stein & DSS Law; Chief Clerk Stacey M. Shives; Tax Claim Bureau Director Amy Bishop; Chief Assessor Melissa Gordon; the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture as Sealer of Weights & Measures; Director of Veterans' Affairs Richard Newman; and county engineers Keller Engineers and CES Engineering. Commissioner Wible moved to reappoint Amy Bishop as Interim County Treasurer for 2026. All reappointments were approved unanimously.
Commissioner Bunch moved to designate the board's committee and board assignments for 2026, assigning commissioners to regional and local bodies including the Permanent Salary Board, Retirement Board, Assessment Appeals Board, Southern Alleghenies Planning & Development Commission committees, the Franklin/Fulton Drug & Alcohol Advisory Board, and others; the list of assignments was adopted as recorded in the minutes.
The board approved an RBA invoice for $7,957.31 and appointed Michael Beatty as chairman of the Farmland Agricultural Land Preservation Board for 2026. The commissioners held separate Annual Reorganizational Meetings for the Salary and Retirement Boards at 9:00 a.m., and on motion by Commissioner Hann they adjourned at 10:37 a.m.
The minutes record motions, approvals and appointments but do not include extended debate or detailed discussion on policy changes; where the minutes note a presentation or update, the substance is recorded as "not specified."
