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Fulton County commissioners approve two per‑diem hires and a Prothonotary deputy; Hann raises hiring‑bias concern
Summary
At their Nov. 18 meeting the Fulton County Board of Commissioners approved two per‑diem hires for on‑call county work and a full‑time Prothonotary Office deputy; Commissioner Randy H. Bunch abstained on the per‑diem hires after Commissioner Hervey P. Hann read a letter alleging bias in hiring practices.
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners approved hiring two per‑diem employees, Stephanie Seibert and Nya Minnier, to be used on an as‑needed basis by county departments and voted to hire Joanie Faith as a full‑time Office Deputy I for the Prothonotary's Office, effective Dec. 1, 2025.
HR Administrator Mary Huston and Commissioners interviewed candidates for the per‑diem positions. Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved to hire Seibert and Minnier pending required clearances; according to the minutes the motion carried with Commissioners recorded as "all in favor" and Commissioner Randy H. Bunch recorded an abstention because of a conflict of interest.
Hann read aloud a letter into the record saying, “We are moving to hire two Per Diem employees which will allow us to have help when needed instead of hiring individuals to be employed everyday, even when they are not needed. Myself, Commissioner Wible and HR Administrator Mary Huston interviewed for these positions and believe that someone is not hired because of who they are. We also believe that we do not, not, hire a person who is an excellent candidate because of who they are.” The minutes record the reading but do not record a formal response from other commissioners or staff in the transcript.
Separately, 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 was recorded as carried "all in favor." A brief Salary Board meeting was held to set hourly wages for the new hires; separate Salary Board minutes are on file.
The meeting record shows the board approved routine payables ($152,769.34) and payroll ($124,586.59) in the same session. The per‑diem hires are explicitly noted as pending clearances. The minutes do not provide further details on the nature of Commissioner Bunch's conflict of interest or on the allegation beyond the text read by Commissioner Hann.
The board did not take additional public action on the allegation during the meeting; the transcript does not show any follow‑up investigation or staff direction recorded in the minutes. The item will appear on the Nov. 25 agenda for further administrative items where the board may choose to address related personnel or process questions.
