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Fulton County commissioners approve $234,913.72 in payables, hire caseworker and approve multiple administrative actions
Summary
At their Jan. 27 meeting, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners approved $234,913.72 in accounts payable, unanimously hired a new caseworker for Services for Children, delegated CDBG signing authority for a $218,719 contract, accepted an engineering quote for Warfordsburg Senior Center work and approved several routine invoices and insurance renewals.
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, and approved a slate of administrative and financial items, including $234,913.72 in accounts payable across county funds and the hiring of a new caseworker for the Services for Children department.
Commissioner Randy H. Bunch called the meeting to order and led the opening prayer and Pledge of Allegiance. Commissioners unanimously approved the Jan. 20, 2026 minutes and then voted to approve accounts payable dated Jan. 27, 2026, totaling $234,913.72. The board’s fund breakdown in the minutes lists $145,851.38 to the General Fund (Fund 100), $30,555.07 to Fund 238 (911) and smaller amounts assigned to other funds.
In personnel actions, Services for Children Director Christine McQuade requested approval to hire Amanda Sheffield as a Caseworker II, pending required clearances and completion of paperwork. Commissioner Steven L. Wible moved to hire Sheffield; the motion passed unanimously. The minutes note a Salary Board meeting was held at 11:00 a.m. to process that hire and that separate minutes are on file.
Administrative approvals included a Delegation of Signing Authority for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Entitlement contract, Contract No. C000095314, in the amount of $218,719.00; the delegation designates HR Administrator Mary Huston and Commissioners Steven L. Wible and Randy H. Bunch as authorized signatories. The board also approved a county credit card for Mapping and Planning Director Thomas Peppernick for departmental purchases after amending the agenda to add the item.
Other items approved unanimously included an invoice from insurance agent Robert Snyder for a Fulton County Tax Collectors Blanket Bond through Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America for $3,313.00 (bond dates Jan. 1, 2026–Dec. 31, 2029); retroactive approval for Commissioner Bunch to sign an ERAP 2 County Expenditure Certification Form for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program; an Elect IT Solutions invoice for IT staffing and support for February 2026; and the Election Integrity Grant Program Post-Election Report for Municipal 2025 reporting total expenditures of $84,443.55.
Commissioners accepted a CES Engineering quote to provide professional engineering services for the Warfordsburg Senior Center project (see separate article) and approved renewal of Companion Life Insurance for group term life at $0.019 per $1,000 of benefit and group AD&D at $0.03 per $1,000, effective April 1, 2026.
The meeting adjourned at 11:43 a.m.
