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Commissioners certify municipal election results, approve assessment roll and vendor invoices; veterans exemption to return Nov. 25
Summary
At the Nov. 18 meeting Commissioners certified the computation of municipal election results, approved the Board of Assessment certification for tax year 2026 and approved vendor invoices for CFO services and election ballot programming; the commissioners asked staff to add a veterans real‑estate tax exemption item to the Nov. 25 agenda and consider additional hours for the Veterans Affairs director.
Commissioners approved a series of administrative certifications and vendor payments at their Nov. 18 meeting.
Elections Director Linda Doyle presented the Certification of the 1st signing of the Municipal Election held Nov. 4, 2025; Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved to approve and execute the Certification of Computation of Election Results as presented and the board approved the certification.
Chief Tax Assessor Melissa Gordon presented the Board of Assessment and Revision of Taxes Certification for the assessment roll and total taxable assessment for Fulton County for tax year 2026, which Commissioner Steven L. Wible moved to approve, citing compliance with the relevant statute (Purdon's 72 5453.701(c)‑5). The motion passed.
Fiscal items approved included the Wessel & Co. invoice for October 2025 CFO services ($10,987.50) and a HART invoice for election ballot creation and programming ($10,599.39). Commissioners also approved a one‑year HART extended warranty for Verity Scan and Verity Scan Writer equipment for $2,700, with the warranty term from Jan. 18, 2026, through Jan. 17, 2027.
Veteran Affairs Director Richard Newman briefed the board on a state change to the Real Estate Tax Exemption for veterans; commissioners asked Chief Clerk Stacey M. Shives to add the topic to the Nov. 25 agenda and to consider approving additional hours for Newman to address the change. The minutes record multiple executive sessions for personnel and legal matters but no additional public details from those sessions.
