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Fulton County commissioners adopt 2026 tentative budget and approve HR, personnel and administrative measures
Summary
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners on Nov. 25 adopted a 2026 tentative budget, approved an HR manual amendment to Section 212, and approved several personnel and administrative actions including a Veteran Affairs schedule change and conservation district reappointments.
Fulton County commissioners on Nov. 25 adopted the county’s 2026 tentative budget and approved a series of personnel and administrative measures during a regular meeting at the commissioners’ office.
The board voted unanimously to adopt the tentative budget as presented by CFO Mike Lamb and Fiscal Administrator Sue Reed, with final adoption scheduled for Dec. 30, 2025. Commissioners recorded the vote as unanimous; the minutes state the tentative budget was “adopted as presented.”
Why it matters: adopting a tentative budget sets the county’s spending framework and opens the formal process that leads to final adoption. County officials said the final adoption will occur Dec. 30, 2025.
The board also took several personnel and administrative actions: it accepted HR Administrator Mary Huston’s proposal to amend Section 212, “Employee Benefits,” of the HR Manual and asked Huston to return with formal language for official approval. Commissioners approved a change to the Veteran Affairs Director’s schedule, authorizing Richard Newman to work the equivalent of 30 hours per week so he qualifies as a full-time employee with benefits because of added state duties tied to the Disabled Veterans Real Estate Tax Exemption.
Other approved items included reappointment letters for Conservation District directors Gene Mellott and Mark Knepper, an amended Title IV-D attorney contract for Domestic Relations, and a letter authorizing Marty Mettille to serve as Fulton County’s advisor for America250PA events. The board also retroactively approved Chief Clerk Stacey M. Shives’ electronic execution of Krivak Trust signatory documents related to the Treasurer’s Office transition and a travel request to attend a PCHIPC meeting.
Financial approvals and routine procurements were recorded: payroll dated Nov. 28, 2025, totaled $125,126.16; payables dated Nov. 28, 2025, totaled $674,010.68 across several funds (General Fund $213,274.44; HSDF/HSBG $299,742.00; CDBG $87,108.88; plus other funds). The board approved ePayment Now dog license fees ($2,363.50); a William Penn Printing invoice ($4,487.70); Elect IT Solutions invoice for December IT staffing and support ($9,854.00); and a HART license and support invoice ($11,815.00). Commissioners also authorized Interim County Treasurer Amy Bishop to obtain a county credit card and approved a CCAP PCoRP final installment contribution of $45,442 toward a total contribution of $151,474.
The board approved submission of a 2025 Wellness Improvement Program grant application requesting $1,769.60 to reimburse drinking water ($393.75) and to purchase an AED ($1,376.25) for the newly purchased building at 101 Lincoln Way West, McConnellsburg.
A bid opening scheduled at 9 a.m. for the sale of 119 North Second Street, McConnellsburg resulted in no bids. The meeting adjourned at 11:45 a.m.
The meeting minutes note separate Safety Committee and Election Board meetings with minutes on file; those items were recorded as administrative notices in the meeting minutes.
