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Fulton County commissioners approve payables, hire caseworker, delegate CDBG signing authority and clear routine invoices
Summary
At the Jan. 27 meeting the board approved $234,913.72 in payables, hired Amanda Sheffield as a Caseworker II pending clearances, delegated signing authority for a CDBG entitlement contract worth $218,719, approved insurance and IT invoices, and accepted a post-election grant report totaling $84,443.55.
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners handled a slate of routine administrative and fiscal matters at its Jan. 27 meeting, approving minutes and bills, confirming a new hire for Services for Children, delegating signing authority for a CDBG contract and approving several invoices and insurance renewals.
Commissioner Randy H. Bunch moved to approve the Jan. 20, 2026 minutes. Commissioners then approved accounts payable dated Jan. 27, 2026 totaling $234,913.72, with the General Fund at $145,851.38 and additional expenditures shown for funds 231, 235, 238, 262, 275, 300 and 400 as recorded in the minutes. The motion to approve the payables passed unanimously.
The board approved hiring Amanda Sheffield as a Caseworker II in the Services for Children Department pending required clearances and paperwork. The minutes record that Services for Children Director Christine McQuade and HR Administrator Mary Huston attended the discussion; a separate Salary Board meeting was held at 11:00 a.m. for the hire.
Chief Probation Officer Dan Miller presented a travel request that commissioners approved for Quinn Wiest to attend a two-day training at State College, Pa., Feb. 4–6, 2026. Commissioners also approved a retroactive delegation allowing Commissioner Bunch to execute the ERAP 2 County Expenditure Certification Form for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program.
Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved to approve a Delegation of Signing Authority for CDBG Entitlement Contract No. C000095314 in the amount of $218,719, authorizing HR Administrator Mary Huston and Commissioners Wible and Bunch to execute the contract; the motion carried unanimously.
The board approved a county credit card request allowing Mapping and Planning Director Thomas Peppernick to make departmental purchases and accepted an invoice from insurance agent Robert Snyder for a Fulton County Tax Collectors Blanket Bond through Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America for Jan. 1, 2026–Dec. 31, 2029 in the amount of $3,313.
Commissioners approved an invoice from Elect IT Solutions for IT staffing and support for February 2026 and accepted the Election Integrity Grant Program post-election report for the 2025 municipal year showing total expenditures of $84,443.55. Commissioner Bunch moved to renew Companion Life Insurance policies for Group Term Life at $0.019 per $1,000 benefit and Group AD&D at $0.03 per $1,000 benefit effective April 1, 2026; the motion passed unanimously.
During an informational presentation earlier in the session, Mental Health Association representatives Carol Slemmer and Scott Graham said they are looking for office space in Fulton County; Graham told commissioners that "nobody was using the contract for Peer Support Services," according to the minutes.
All motions recorded in the minutes passed by unanimous vote. The board adjourned at 11:43 a.m.
