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Fulton County commissioners approve CDBG signing delegation, senior center engineering quote and hire caseworker
Summary
At their Jan. 27 meeting the Fulton County Board of Commissioners approved a $218,719 delegation of signing authority for a CDBG entitlement contract, accepted an engineering quote for the Warfordsburg Senior Center renovations, approved post-election grant reporting totaling $84,443.55, and hired a Caseworker II. All motions passed unanimously.
Fulton County commissioners on Jan. 27 approved a set of routine county actions that included delegating signing authority for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) entitlement contract, accepting an engineering quote for renovations at the Warfordsburg Senior Center, approving post-election grant reporting and hiring a new caseworker.
The board, meeting in the Commissioners' Office, moved unanimously to delegate signing authority for CDBG Entitlement Contract Number C000095314 in the amount of $218,719.00 to HR Administrator Mary Huston and Commissioners Steven L. Wible and Randy H. Bunch to execute documents related to the grant.
Commissioner Steven L. Wible moved to accept a CES Engineering quote to provide professional engineering services for the Warfordsburg Senior Center project. The scope approved includes restroom renovations, installation of a new security camera system and a mill-and-overlay of the existing parking lot, driveway and accessible walking path. The motion carried with unanimous support from the three commissioners present.
The board also approved the Election Integrity Grant Program Post-Election Report for the 2025 municipal year, recording total expenditures of $84,443.55; and approved an IT staffing invoice from Elect IT Solutions for February 2026. Commissioners approved payment of accounts payable dated Jan. 27, 2026 totaling $234,913.72 across several county funds, including $145,851.38 from the General Fund and $30,555.07 for 911.
On personnel matters, the board approved the hire of Amanda Sheffield as a Caseworker II in the Services for Children Department, pending required clearances and paperwork, following a motion by Commissioner Steven L. Wible. A Salary Board meeting to process payroll/classification for that hire was held separately and recorded in separate minutes.
Other routine actions approved included delegation of signing authority for the CDBG contract (see above), approval of a county credit card for Mapping and Planning Director Thomas Peppernick for departmental purchases, and renewal of Companion Life group term life and AD&D insurance at the same 2025 per-$1,000 rates, effective April 1, 2026. The board retroactively authorized Commissioner Bunch to execute the ERAP 2 County Expenditure Certification Form for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program and approved a $3,313 invoice for the Fulton County Tax Collectors Blanket Bond through Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America.
The meeting included a report from Mental Health Association of Franklin and Fulton Counties staff, who said they are looking for office space in Fulton County and that an existing Peer Support Services contract was not being used. A Retirement Board quarterly review with representatives from Raymond James was held earlier; separate minutes for those items are on file. The meeting adjourned at 11:43 a.m.
Votes at a glance: where recorded in the minutes, motions were unanimous among the three commissioners present (Randy H. Bunch, Steven L. Wible and Hervey P. Hann).
