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Fulton County commissioners approve $234,913 in payables, hire caseworker and OK senior center engineering
Summary
At their Jan. 27 meeting, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners approved $234,913.72 in accounts payable, hired a new caseworker for Services for Children, delegated signing authority for a $218,719 CDBG contract, accepted an engineering quote for the Warfordsburg Senior Center and approved several invoices and insurance renewals.
FULTON COUNTY — The Fulton County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 27 approved routine county business including $234,913.72 in accounts payable, a personnel hire for child services and several contract and grant actions.
Commissioner Randy H. Bunch, chairman of the board, moved to approve the Jan. 20 minutes and to execute routine invoices. Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved to approve accounts payable dated Jan. 27, 2026, totaling $234,913.72 across county funds, including $145,851.38 from the general fund and line-item distributions for 911 and other special funds. The board voted unanimously to carry the motions.
The board approved the hiring of Amanda Sheffield as a Caseworker II in the Services for Children Department, pending required clearances and paperwork; Commissioner Steven L. Wible moved the hire. The commissioners noted a separate Salary Board meeting and minutes for that personnel action.
Commissioners approved a travel request for Quinn Wiest to attend a two-day training in State College, Pa., Feb. 4–6, 2026. They also approved a Delegation of Signing Authority for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Entitlement Contract C000095314, for $218,719.00, designating HR Administrator Mary Huston, Commissioner Wible and Commissioner Bunch as signatories.
The board amended the agenda to add a credit-card approval and then approved issuance of a county credit card to Mapping and Planning Director Thomas Peppernick for departmental purchases, on a motion by Commissioner Hann.
Other approvals included an invoice for the Fulton County tax collectors’ blanket bond through Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America for $3,313.00; a February 2026 staffing-and-support invoice from Elect IT Solutions; and the Election Integrity Grant Program post-election report for the 2025 municipal year showing total expenditures of $84,443.55.
Commissioner Wible moved to accept a CES Engineering quote to provide professional engineering services for the Warfordsburg Senior Center project. The quoted scope includes restroom renovations, a new security camera system, and a mill-and-overlay for the existing parking lot, driveway and accessible walking path. The motion passed unanimously.
The board also approved renewal of Companion Life Insurance group term life and AD&D at the same rates as 2025, effective April 1, 2026. Commissioners announced a quarterly Retirement Board review with Raymond James representatives had been held earlier and that separate minutes are on file for that meeting.
The board adjourned at 11:43 a.m.
Votes at a glance: - Approve Jan. 20 minutes: Motion by Commissioner Randy H. Bunch; vote: Bunch — yes; Wible — yes; Hann — yes; outcome: approved. - Approve accounts payable ($234,913.72): Motion by Commissioner Hervey P. Hann; vote: Bunch — yes; Wible — yes; Hann — yes; outcome: approved. - Hire Amanda Sheffield, Caseworker II (Services for Children): Motion by Commissioner Steven L. Wible; vote: Bunch — yes; Wible — yes; Hann — yes; outcome: approved (pending clearances). - Approve travel for Quinn Wiest (State College Feb. 4–6, 2026): Motion by Commissioner Randy H. Bunch; vote: unanimous; outcome: approved. - Delegate signing authority for CDBG Contract C000095314 ($218,719): Motion by Commissioner Hervey P. Hann; vote: unanimous; outcome: approved. - Approve county credit card for Thomas Peppernick: Motion by Commissioner Hervey P. Hann; vote: unanimous; outcome: approved. - Approve tax collectors’ blanket bond invoice ($3,313.00): Motion by Commissioner Randy H. Bunch; vote: unanimous; outcome: approved. - Retroactive ERAP 2 County Expenditure Certification authorization: Motion by Commissioner Hervey P. Hann; vote: unanimous; outcome: approved. - Approve Elect IT Solutions invoice (Feb. 2026): Motion by Commissioner Randy H. Bunch; vote: unanimous; outcome: approved. - Approve Election Integrity Grant Program post-election report (Total expenditures $84,443.55): Motion by Commissioner Hervey P. Hann; vote: unanimous; outcome: approved. - Accept CES Engineering quote for Warfordsburg Senior Center: Motion by Commissioner Steven L. Wible; vote: unanimous; outcome: approved. - Renew Companion Life Insurance (Group Term Life and AD&D, effective April 1, 2026): Motion by Commissioner Randy H. Bunch; vote: unanimous; outcome: approved.
Next steps and notes: several items (Retirement Board review, Salary Board action on the new hire) were recorded as separate minutes; the Warfordsburg Senior Center project acceptance authorizes engineering work to move forward but does not by itself obligate construction funds. No public comment was recorded during the meeting.
