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Fulton County commissioners approve routine payroll, leases and contracts; reaffirm public defender's 40-hour pay status
Summary
At their Feb. 17 meeting, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners approved minutes, payroll and payables; reaffirmed the Public Defender's salary to reflect a 40-hour workweek; approved a park lease for the Strawberry Festival and a $15,000 engineering contract for a CDBG senior-center project; and tabled a child-services contract pending more information.
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners met Feb. 17, 2026, and approved routine administrative and fiscal items while taking several actions on contracts and grants. Commissioner Randy H. Bunch called the meeting to order; the board approved the Feb. 10, 2026 minutes, a payroll dated Feb. 20, 2026 for $126,643.71 and account payables dated Feb. 17, 2026 totaling $115,002.69 with fund-level allocations (General Fund $87,536.62; Liquid Fuels $3,847.31; 911 $13,246.68; Debt Service $6,594.03; and smaller funds).
Commissioners met with Public Defender Phil Harper and administrative assistant Cheryl Deshong to review office matters related to hours worked under the Indigent Defense Grant. On a motion by Commissioner Hervey P. Hann, the board reaffirmed that the Public Defender's salary shall reflect a 40-hour-per-week schedule effective Jan. 1, 2026; the motion passed unanimously.
On procurement and events, the board unanimously approved a McConnell Park lease submitted by the Fulton County Chamber of Commerce and Tourism for the Strawberry Festival scheduled June 11-13, 2026. The commissioners also approved a contract with CES Engineering, LLC for engineering services at the Warfordsburg Senior Center Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) project, not to exceed $15,000. Commissioner Randy H. Bunch moved to retroactively authorize Chief Clerk Stacey M. Shives to sign a CDBG Exempt Status Determination and Mitigation Measures and Conditions form; that motion also passed unanimously.
In executive sessions, the board met for personnel matters beginning at 8:33 a.m., exiting at 8:59 a.m., and later met at 9:22 a.m. for legal matters, exiting at 10:21 a.m.; the minutes record the sessions but do not disclose deliberations.
The board approved domestic-relations spending to replace office furniture after Domestic Relations Director Tina Gress requested the purchase. Commissioners approved buying furniture from W.B. Mason in the amount of $6,467.15 to be funded from the Title IV-D Incentive Account. The board also approved payment of an invoice from Wessel & Company for CFO services for January 2026 in the amount of $4,340.00.
Finally, the commissioners voted to table a proposed contract with Pressley Ridge for services for children until additional information is provided. Commissioner Bunch moved to adjourn at 11:22 a.m.; the motion carried.
