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Fulton County commissioners approve $234,914 in payables, hire caseworker and OK senior-center engineering quote
Summary
At their Jan. 27 meeting, Fulton County commissioners approved $234,913.72 in accounts payable, authorized a $218,719 CDBG contract signing delegation, hired a Caseworker II pending clearances, accepted an engineering quote for Warfordsburg Senior Center renovations and approved routine insurance and grant reports.
Fulton County commissioners on Tuesday approved $234,913.72 in accounts payable, hired a new caseworker for the Services for Children Department and accepted an engineering quote for renovations at the Warfordsburg Senior Center.
The board — Commissioners Randy H. Bunch, Steven L. Wible and Hervey P. Hann — opened the Jan. 27 meeting with a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance and then approved the Jan. 20 minutes. The largest single administrative action was approval of the accounts-payable list totaling $234,913.72, which the minutes itemize by fund (General Fund $145,851.38; 911 $30,555.07; Medical Assistance Transportation $27,752.25; and other funds).
The commissioners approved the hire of Amanda Sheffield as Caseworker II in the Services for Children Department, pending completion of clearances and personnel paperwork. The board recorded the motion as moved by Commissioner Steven L. Wible and indicated consensus with the entry “All in favor.” HR Administrator Mary Huston and Services for Children Director Christine McQuade were listed as present for that item.
On community development, the board authorized a Delegation of Signing Authority for CDBG Entitlement Contract No. C000095314 in the amount of $218,719.00, designating HR Administrator Mary Huston and Commissioners Wible and Bunch as signatories. Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved to approve the delegation; the minutes record the motion as passing with “All in favor.”
The board also accepted a quote from CES Engineering to provide professional engineering services for the Warfordsburg Senior Center project. The scope listed in the minutes includes restroom renovations, installation of a new security camera system and a mill-and-overlay of the parking lot, driveway and accessible walking path. Commissioner Steven L. Wible moved to accept the CES quote; the minutes record the motion as adopted by unanimous consent.
Other routine items approved during the meeting included:
- Retroactive approval for Commissioner Bunch to execute the ERAP 2 County Expenditure Certification Form for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (motion by Commissioner Hann). - Approval of an Elect IT Solutions invoice for IT staffing and support for February 2026 (motion by Commissioner Bunch). - Acceptance of the Election Integrity Grant Program Post-Election Report for the Municipal 2025 year showing total expenditures of $84,443.55 (motion by Commissioner Hann). - Approval of an invoice for the Fulton County Tax Collectors Blanket Bond through Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America for bond dates Jan. 1, 2026–Dec. 31, 2029, in the amount of $3,313.00 (motion by Commissioner Bunch). - Renewal of Companion Life Insurance 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 (motion by Commissioner Bunch). - Approval of a travel request for employee Quinn Wiest to attend training at State College, Pa., on Feb. 4–6, 2026 (motion by Commissioner Bunch). - Approval of a county credit card for Mapping and Planning Director Thomas Peppernick for departmental purchases after an agenda amendment (motion by Commissioner Hann).
The minutes note a Retirement Board quarterly review took place at 8:45 a.m. with representatives Denny Koons and Jacob Barr of Raymond James; separate minutes were filed. Commissioners also met with staff from the Mental Health Association of Franklin and Fulton Counties, who provided a handout and said they are seeking office space in Fulton County and that the contract for Peer Support Services was not being used.
The meeting concluded with a motion by Commissioner Hann to adjourn at 11:43 a.m.; the minutes record the motion as carried by unanimous consent.
Votes at a glance (as recorded in the minutes): every listed motion in the minutes is recorded as passing with the entry “All in favor.” The minutes list Commissioners Randy H. Bunch, Steven L. Wible and Hervey P. Hann as present; the record does not show individual recorded dissenting votes or roll-call tallies beyond the unanimity notation.
