Fulton County commissioners approve $334,397.62 in payments, authorize MATP allocations and engage legal review of Prothonotary's office

The Fulton County Board of Commissioners met Feb. 3, 2026, and approved routine financial and administrative items, authorized transportation allocations and engaged outside counsel to review the Prothonotary's Office.

Commissioner Steven L. Wible moved to approve the Jan. 27, 2026 Commissioners' Minutes and the Jan. 27 Salary Board Minutes; both motions were recorded as approved 'All in favor.' Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved to approve payroll dated Feb. 6, 2026, in the amount of $129,990.81, and to approve accounts payable dated Feb. 3, 2026, totaling $334,397.62. The accounts-payable record lists fund-level detail including Fund 100 (General Fund) $96,661.78; Fund 229 (HSDF/HSBG) $165,835.26; and Fund 238 (911) $44,792.44.

The board approved a motion by Commissioner Hann authorizing Commissioner 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 motions on the allocations were recorded as 'All in favor.'

Commissioner Randy H. Bunch moved to approve and execute the January 2026 Retirement Fund Report as presented by HR Administrator Mary Huston; the motion passed unanimously. Bunch also moved to approve travel request forms 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, Pennsylvania; that travel was approved 'All in favor.'

Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved to approve 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 motion passed with all commissioners in favor. The board also approved a laptop quote from Rick Grissinger of Elect IT to be used in Franklin County for jury coordinator duties, and approved an invoice from Franklin County Fiscal for Fulton County court costs for Q4 2025 in the amount of $38,819.27 (noted as 10% of court wages and benefits).

The minutes record multiple executive sessions. The board entered an executive session for legal matters at 8:30 a.m. and exited at 9:20 a.m. A Tax Appeal Hearing was held at 9:20 a.m.; the minutes note that Commissioner Steven L. Wible abstained from that hearing due to a conflict of interest and that separate minutes for the hearing are on file. The board later entered executive sessions for personnel matters (10:35–10:53 a.m. and 1:18–1:38 p.m.).

Following a morning recess for a Criminal Justice Advisory Board (CJAB) meeting, the board resumed in the afternoon, conducted interviews for the Prothonotary's Office with commissioners, the HR Administrator and the Chief Clerk, and adjourned at 3:05 p.m.

During the meeting residents Carolyn Kerlin, Sandra Barton and Marty Mettille attended public comment; the minutes record that Kerlin inquired about updates on Litigation Matters but do not record a substantive update. The minutes also record that Commissioner Randy H. Bunch moved to appoint Commissioner Wible to perform committee duties assigned to him when his medical leave begins; that motion was approved 'All in favor.'

The minutes list Chief Clerk Stacey M. Shives as the submitting official and note that separate minutes are on file for the Tax Appeal Hearing. The board did not record roll-call vote details beyond the repeated 'All in favor' notation for routine approvals.

The board's next procedural steps include the separate Tax Appeal Hearing minutes on file and the administrative follow-up on the engagement with KB&S; the public record indicates interviews for the Prothonotary's Office were completed but does not state any appointment outcome in the published minutes.