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Fulton County commissioners reaffirm public defender hours, approve festival lease and multiple contracts
Summary
At its Feb. 17 meeting the Fulton County Board of Commissioners reaffirmed that the county public defender’s salary reflects a 40‑hour work week effective Jan. 1, 2026, approved a McConnell Park lease for the Strawberry Festival, authorized a CDBG engineering contract not to exceed $15,000, approved several purchases and invoices, and tabled a contract for services for children.
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 17, 2026, approved routine minutes and financial items, reaffirmed the public defender’s 40‑hour salary baseline, authorized a park lease for a summer festival and approved several county contracts and purchases.
Commissioner Randy H. Bunch called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. Commissioners Steven L. Wible and Hervey P. Hann and Chief Clerk Stacey M. Shives were recorded as present.
In routine business the board approved the Feb. 10, 2026, commissioners’ minutes and approved payroll dated Feb. 20, 2026, totaling $126,643.71 and accounts payable dated Feb. 17, 2026, totaling $115,002.69. The accounts‑payable distribution included $87,536.62 to the General Fund, $13,246.68 to 911 and smaller amounts allocated across Liquid Fuels, grant funds, law library, hazmat and debt service.
The board met with Public Defender Phil Harper and Administrative Assistant Cheryl Deshong to review office matters related to the Indigent Defense Grant. Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved to reaffirm that the Public Defender’s salary will reflect a 40‑hour work week effective Jan. 1, 2026; the motion passed with the board recorded as "All in favor." The motion did not specify changes to the dollar amount of the salary in the minutes.
Following an executive session for personnel matters, the board approved a McConnell Park lease submitted by the Fulton County Chamber of Commerce and Tourism for the Strawberry Festival to be held June 11–13, 2026.
The commissioners also approved a contract with CES Engineering, LLC, for engineering services at the Warfordsburg Senior Center CDBG project, not to exceed $15,000, and retroactively approved Chief Clerk Stacey M. Shives to sign a CDBG Exempt Status Determination and Mitigation Measures and Conditions form. The record shows those motions passed with the board recorded as "All in favor." The minutes do not provide further project scope details.
The board approved a purchase request from Domestic Relations Director Tina Gress for new office furniture from W.B. Mason to be paid from the Title IV‑D Incentive Account in the amount of $6,467.15. Commissioners also approved an invoice from Wessel & Company for CFO services for January 2026 in the amount of $4,340.00.
A contract between Pressley Ridge and Fulton County for services for children was tabled by motion of Commissioner Steven L. Wible pending additional information; the minutes record the motion as approved with no further detail on what documents or clarifications are needed.
The meeting moved into an executive session for legal matters at 9:22 a.m. and exited at 10:21 a.m. The board adjourned at 11:22 a.m.
What the minutes do not specify: dollar amounts for any change in the public defender’s salary, the detailed scope or timeline for the Warfordsburg Senior Center CDBG engineering work, and the specific information requested to advance the Pressley Ridge contract.
