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Fulton County commissioners authorize $956,750 in MATP allocations, OK legal review of Prothonotary's Office and approve county expenditures
Summary
At their Feb. 3 meeting, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners approved MATP allocation letters totaling $956,750 for FY 2024–25 and FY 2025–26, authorized a legal review of the Prothonotary's Office, and approved payroll and accounts-payable disbursements and several administrative items.
Fulton County commissioners on Feb. 3 approved Medical Assistance Transportation Program (MATP) allocation letters for fiscal years 2024–25 and 2025–26 totaling $956,750, and authorized a legal and consulting review of the county Prothonotary's Office.
Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved to authorize Commissioner Steven L. Wible to execute MATP allocation letters for FY 2024–2025 and FY 2025–2026 in the amounts of $464,875.00 and $491,875.00, respectively; the motion carried unanimously. The allocations were recorded during the board's routine business session and are intended as county-authorized acceptance and execution of state program funding letters.
Also by motion of Commissioner Hann, the board approved an engagement letter from KB&S — Kulla, Barkdoll & Stewart, P.C., “to provide professional legal and consulting services related to a review of the Fulton County Prothonotary's Office.” The board subsequently conducted interviews for the Prothonotary's Office later in the day; separate minutes and personnel records are maintained for those actions.
Administrative approvals at the meeting included acceptance of the January 2026 Retirement Fund Report as presented by HR Administrator Mary Huston (motion by Commissioner Randy H. Bunch) and travel requests for Services for Children Director Christine McQuade and Services for Children Fiscal Technician Stephanie Mellott to attend the PA Children and Youth Administrators Conference March 11–13, 2026, in State College, Pa. (motion by Commissioner Bunch).
Financial votes included approval of payroll dated Feb. 6, 2026, in the amount of $129,990.81 (motion by Commissioner Hervey P. Hann) and approval of accounts payable dated Feb. 3, 2026, totaling $334,397.62. The accounts-payable tally included $96,661.78 from the General Fund, $165,835.26 from HSDF/HSBG, $44,792.44 from 911, $26,017.13 from Debt Service and smaller amounts from Liquid Fuels, Law Library and Domestic Relations funds.
The board also approved a laptop quote from Rick Grissinger of Elect IT for jury coordinator duties in Franklin County, and an invoice from Franklin County Fiscal for Fulton County court costs for the fourth quarter of 2025 for $38,819.27 (10% of court wages and benefits); both motions passed unanimously.
The board entered executive session twice: first at 8:30 a.m. for legal matters (exited at 9:20 a.m.), during which a tax appeal hearing was held; Commissioner Steven L. Wible abstained from that hearing due to a conflict of interest and separate minutes are on file. The board also entered an executive session at 10:35 a.m. for personnel matters (exited at 10:53 a.m.). Following the personnel session, Commissioner Randy H. Bunch moved to appoint Commissioner Wible to perform his duties for committees assigned due to medical leave, effective when the medical leave begins; the motion carried unanimously.
The meeting recessed for a CJAB meeting and later resumed. The board, the HR administrator and the chief clerk interviewed candidates for the Prothonotary's Office before adjourning at 3:05 p.m.
