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Fulton County commissioners approve payables, personnel hires and advance 2026 tentative budget
Summary
At their Nov. 18 meeting the Fulton County Board of Commissioners approved $152,769.34 in payables, $124,586.59 in payroll, hired two per‑diem workers (one abstention), approved several vendor invoices and authorized presenting a final draft 2026 budget for tentative adoption next week.
FULTON COUNTY — The Fulton County Board of Commissioners on Nov. 18 approved routine financial items, several personnel hires and a final draft of the county's 2026 budget for presentation next week as the tentative budget.
Commissioners voted to approve payables dated Nov. 18, 2025, totaling $152,769.34, including $129,923.19 from the General Fund, and payroll dated Nov. 14, 2025, totaling $124,586.59. Motions to approve the Nov. 4 commissioners' meeting minutes and to table approval of the Nov. 4 Retirement Board minutes were adopted by the board.
During a personnel discussion, Commissioners approved hiring two per‑diem employees — Stephanie Seibert and Nya Minnier — to be used on an as‑needed basis across county departments, effective pending background clearances; Commissioner Hervey P. Hann made the motion and it carried with Commissioner Randy H. Bunch abstaining. Commissioner Steven L. Wible moved to hire Joanie Faith as a full‑time Office Deputy I for the Prothonotary's Office, effective Dec. 1, 2025; that motion passed unanimously.
County Auditors Penny Kipp, Holly Falkosky and Rebecca Kendall presented the annual audit for the year ending Dec. 31, 2024, and noted the Department of Community and Economic Development report filing and local notice publication; the full audit has been posted to the county website.
Fiscal Administrator Sue Reed and Mike Lamb of Wessel and Co. conducted a final budget review with department heads; commissioners gave verbal approval of the final draft of the 2026 budget and instructed staff to present the tentative budget for adoption at next week's meeting.
The board approved several vendor contracts and invoices: a one‑year HART extended warranty for Verity Scan devices ($2,700), a Wessel & Co. CFO invoice for October services ($10,987.50), and a HART invoice for election ballot creation and programming ($10,599.39). Chief Tax Assessor Melissa Gordon presented and the commissioners approved the Board of Assessment and Revision of Taxes certification for the 2026 assessment roll as required under the cited statutory guidance.
Elections Director Linda Doyle presented the certification of the municipal election held Nov. 4, 2025; Commissioner Hann moved to approve and execute the first signing of the Certification of Computation of Election Results, and the board approved it unanimously.
The meeting included two executive sessions for personnel and legal matters and adjourned at 3:15 p.m.
Ending — The board is scheduled to meet Nov. 25, 2025, when the tentative 2026 budget will be considered for adoption.
