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Fulton County commissioners adopt 2026 bylaws, approve payables and reappoint officials at Jan. 6 reorganizational meeting
Summary
At their Jan. 6, 2026 reorganizational meeting, Fulton County commissioners adopted Board bylaws under the Act of Aug. 9, 1955, approved $229,387.17 in payables and $122,828.46 in payroll, and confirmed multiple reappointments and committee assignments for the year. The meeting adjourned at 10:37 a.m.
Fulton County Board of Commissioners convened for its reorganizational meeting on Jan. 6, 2026, adopting procedural bylaws for the year, approving county expenditures and confirming several board and committee appointments.
The board, consisting of Chairman Randy H. Bunch, Vice-Chairman Steven L. Wible and Commissioner Hervey P. Hann, approved minutes from the Dec. 30, 2025 commissioners' meeting and the Dec. 30, 2025 Salary Board meeting on motions by Commissioner Steven L. Wible. The commissioners then approved accounts payable dated Jan. 6, 2026 totaling $229,387.17 (including $53,157.03 from the General Fund and $75,662.44 from Capital Projects) and payroll totaling $122,828.46; both motions were recorded as "All in favor."
Interim County Treasurer Amy Bishop and Fiscal Administrator Sue Reed met with the commissioners to provide updates on the Treasurer's Office; the transcript notes the meeting but does not provide further detail on the content of their updates. Following that presentation, the board adopted the 2026 Board of Commissioners By-Laws under provisions of the County Code and the Act of Aug. 9, 1955 (16 Purdon, Sections 503 and 509, as amended) on a motion by Commissioner Randy H. Bunch.
The commissioners approved reappointments to the Bedford Fulton Joint Recreation Authority (BFJRA) to stagger terms: Eric Weisbrod (term to expire Jan. 1, 2029), Paul Johnston (term to expire Jan. 6, 2030) and Greg Henry (term to expire Jan. 5, 2031). They also confirmed a slate of 2026 reappointments including Jim Stein (Solicitor/DSS Law), Stacey Shives (Chief Clerk), Amy Bishop (Interim County Treasurer), Melissa Gordon (Chief Assessor) and others as listed in the minutes. The board designated committee and board assignments for 2026 across local and regional bodies, naming primary and alternate commissioners for committees such as the Southern Alleghenies Planning & Development Commission committees, Franklin/Fulton Drug & Alcohol Advisory Board, Emergency Management Agency Local Emergency Planning Committee and multiple other regional entities.
Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved and the board approved an RBA invoice in the amount of $7,957.31. The commissioners also appointed Michael Beatty as chairman of the Farmland Agricultural Land Preservation Board for 2026. The record notes the commissioners held separate reorganizational meetings for the Salary and Retirement Boards at 9:00 a.m.; separate minutes for those meetings are on file. The commissioners adjourned at 10:37 a.m.
The transcript records motions as "All in favor" but does not provide roll-call vote tallies or seconds for the motions. Specific details of the Treasurer's Office update were not specified in the meeting record.
