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Fulton County commissioners approve HAVA-funded security upgrades, probation grants and IT contract addenda
Summary
At their Dec. 9 meeting in Lisburg, Fulton County commissioners approved a $3,000 HAVA-funded security upgrade for election offices, two probation grants totaling $63,800, approval of Elect IT contract addenda and routine payroll and payables.
Lisburg — The Fulton County Board of Commissioners approved a set of routine administrative items and several grants and contracts at its Dec. 9, 2025 meeting in the commissioners' office.
Commissioner Randy H. Bunch, chairman, convened the meeting, during which the board approved payroll dated Dec. 12, 2025, for $151,302.01 and payables dated Dec. 9, 2025, for $152,517.49. Commissioner Steven L. Wible moved the payroll approval; Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved the payables approval. Both motions passed unanimously with the three commissioners present.
The board approved election-office security measures under the 2024 HAVA Elections Security Grant after Voter Registration/Election Director Linda Doyle presented a TelePlus quote and a plan to install additional door cameras. The commissioners approved a TelePlus keycard-fob installation for the Voter Registration/Election Office and funding for separate cameras to be installed by Elect IT; the board recorded HAVA grant funding for those items at $3,000.
Chief Probation Officer Dan Miller sought board authorization for two state grants supporting probation services. The board authorized a 2025–2026 Intermediate Punishment Treatment Grant of $35,000 and a 2025–2026 Continuing County Adult Probation/Parole Grant of $28,800.
The commissioners also approved personnel and retirement items: reappointments to the Planning Commission (Paula Shives, James Gress, Jeremy Fletcher and Tim Newman) and a Conservation District director reappointment for Russell McLucas, all for four-year terms ending Dec. 31, 2029. The board accepted the November 2025 Retirement Fund Report as submitted by HR Administrator Mary Huston and approved two Conrad Siegel Inc. invoices related to pension administration: $5,700 for actuarial services and $3,844.25 for investment advisory services to be paid from plan assets and the Charles Schwab Pension Account as recorded.
Elect IT Solutions presented three contract addenda for 2026: Addendum A (IT staffing and support services), Addendum B (managed backup services) and Addendum C (IT/cyber security awareness and phishing simulations). The board approved all three addenda as presented by Nelson Witmer, President/CEO of Elect IT Solutions.
The board approved a TelePlus Protection System Extended Service Agreement (Silver Maintenance Coverage) for $14,040.56 effective Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2026. Commissioners also approved bank-document changes presented by Community State Bank to add and remove authorized check signers as part of a transition in the Treasurer's Office and authorized operational procedure changes for the Treasurer's Office as presented by Interim County Treasurer Amy Bishop.
The board approved the 2025 State Food Plan as submitted by Sue Cubbage and briefly discussed Phase II renovations for the upper level of the newly purchased building on Lincoln Way West with Executive Development Director Julie Dovey, Executive Program Director Elen Ott and Building and Maintenance Director Brad Seville. Commissioner Steven L. Wible moved to adjourn; the meeting ended at 11:02 a.m.
Votes at a glance: all recorded motions in the minutes carried with the board noting "All in favor" for each motion. Where dollar amounts were recorded in the minutes, they were: payroll $151,302.01; payables $152,517.49; HAVA security funding $3,000; Intermediate Punishment Treatment Grant $35,000; Continuing County Adult Probation/Parole Grant $28,800; TelePlus service agreement $14,040.56; Conrad Siegel invoices $5,700 and $3,844.25.
