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Fulton County commissioners adopt 2026 bylaws, confirm treasurer and fill boards at reorganizational meeting
Summary
At its Jan. 6 reorganizational meeting, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners adopted 2026 bylaws, reappointed Amy Bishop as interim county treasurer and approved $229,387.17 in accounts payable and $122,828.46 in payroll. Commissioners also made multiple board and committee appointments and approved a $7,957.31 invoice.
Fulton County Commissioners met Tuesday for their annual reorganizational session and moved through routine governance actions, approving minutes, payroll and accounts payable, adopting the board's 2026 bylaws and assigning commissioners to regional and county boards.
Commissioner Randy H. Bunch called the meeting to order at the Commissioners' Office and led opening formalities. Commissioner Steven L. Wible moved to approve the Dec. 30, 2025 Commissioners' Meeting minutes and the Dec. 30, 2025 Salary Board minutes; both motions passed unanimously.
The board approved accounts payable dated Jan. 6, 2026 totaling $229,387.17 and payroll totaling $122,828.46. The agenda provided a fund-level breakdown for the accounts payable, including $53,157.03 charged to the General Fund and $75,662.44 to Capital Projects; other funds listed on the agenda included Liquid Fuels, Independent Living, SFC Evidence Based Practice, Law Library, 911, Act 13 Marcellus Shale Recreational and the Krivak Trust Fund.
Commissioner Bunch moved to adopt the Board of Commissioners' 2026 bylaws "pursuant to provisions found in the County Code, the Act of August 9, 1955 (16 Purdon, Section 503 and 509 as amended)." That motion carried with all commissioners recorded in favor.
Interim County Treasurer Amy Bishop and Fiscal Administrator Sue Reed met with the commissioners to provide updates for the Treasurer's Office; the transcript records the meeting and the reappointment motion but does not list further financial detail beyond the agenda figures.
The board confirmed a slate of reappointments and appointments for 2026. Commissioner Wible moved to reappoint members 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). Commissioner Hann moved to reappoint or confirm a set of county positions, including Solicitor Jim Stein (DSS Law), Chief Clerk Stacey M. Shives, Tax Claim Bureau Director Amy Bishop, Chief Assessor Melissa Gordon, Sealer of Weights & Measures (Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture), Director of Veterans' Affairs Richard Newman and county engineers Keller Engineers and CES Engineering; all motions passed.
Commissioner Wible moved and the board approved reappointing Amy Bishop as Interim County Treasurer for 2026. Commissioners also designated committee and board assignments for the year, naming commissioners and alternates to bodies such as the Permanent Salary Board, County Treasurer Retirement Board, Assessment Appeals Board, Board of Tax Revision and Assessment (Chair: Commissioner Randy H. Bunch), the County Records Improvement Committee and multiple regional agencies including the Southern Alleghenies Planning & Development Commission and Franklin/Fulton Drug & Alcohol Advisory Board.
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. Commissioners held separate Annual Reorganizational Meetings for the Salary and Retirement Boards at 9:00 a.m.; the minutes for those sessions were recorded separately and are on file. Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved to adjourn at 10:37 a.m.; the motion was approved by all commissioners present.
Actions taken at the meeting were procedural and administrative; no contested votes, public commentary or policy debates are recorded in the provided transcript. Separate minutes and records for the Salary Board and Retirement Board reorganizational meetings are maintained by the county clerk's office.
