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Fulton County commissioners approve payables and payroll, review audit and set 2026 tentative budget for next week; certify municipal election results
Summary
County commissioners approved $152,769.34 in payables and $124,586.59 in payroll, heard the annual audit and authorized presenting the final 2026 draft for tentative adoption next week; they also approved several vendor invoices and certified the Nov. 4 municipal election results.
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners on Nov. 18 approved payables totaling $152,769.34 and payroll totaling $124,586.59 and conducted routine fiscal business ahead of next year’s budget process.
Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved to approve payables dated Nov. 18, 2025, which listed totals by fund including $129,923.19 in the General Fund and smaller amounts in funds such as 911 and Law Library. Commissioners also approved payroll dated Nov. 14, 2025 in the amount of $124,586.59.
County Auditors Penny Kipp, Holly Falkosky and Rebecca Kendall presented the Annual Audit Report for the year ending Dec. 31, 2024, stating that accounts from each county office were analyzed and that the DCED (Department of Community and Economic Development) report was filed and notice published; the full audit was reported as available on the county website.
Following a final budget review with Mike Lamb of Wessel & Co. and Fiscal Administrator Sue Reed, the commissioners gave verbal approval for the final draft of the 2026 budget to be advertised and presented at next week’s meeting for adoption of a tentative budget.
The board approved several vendor payments: a one‑year HART extended warranty for Verity Scan hardware ($2,700) with a Jan. 18, 2026–Jan. 17, 2027 term; Wessel & Co. invoice for CFO services for Oct. 2025 ($10,987.50); and a HART invoice for election ballot creation and programming ($10,599.39).
Chief Tax Assessor Melissa Gordon presented the Board of Assessment and Revision of Taxes certification for Fulton County’s 2026 assessment roll, which the board approved; Gordon cited compliance with the statutory reference recorded in the minutes (Purdon's 72 5453.701(c)-5).
Elections Director Linda Doyle presented the Certification of the 1st signing of the Municipal Election held Nov. 4, 2025. Commissioner Hann moved to approve and execute the certification of computation of election results as presented; the motion carried.
The commissioners recessed during the meeting to meet with President Judge Meyers about potential uses of the old Treasurer’s Office and later reviewed a probation office letter about employee retention. The board entered and exited additional executive sessions for legal and personnel matters and adjourned at 3:15 p.m.
Next steps: the 2026 budget draft will be advertised and brought back for tentative adoption at the next regularly scheduled meeting; audit materials are posted online per the auditors’ statement.
