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Fulton County commissioners approve payroll, contracts and reaffirm public defender 40‑hour workweek
Summary
At their Feb. 17 meeting, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners approved routine minutes, payroll and accounts payable; reaffirmed the Public Defender’s 40‑hour workweek effective Jan. 1, 2026; approved several contracts and vendor payments; and tabled a child‑services contract pending more information.
Fulton County Board of Commissioners Chair Randy H. Bunch and his fellow commissioners met Feb. 17, 2026, and approved routine administrative business, several vendor payments and contracts, and a personnel‑related clarification for the county Public Defender’s office.
The board voted to approve the Feb. 10, 2026, minutes and to authorize payroll dated Feb. 20, 2026, totaling $126,643.71 and accounts payable dated Feb. 17, 2026, totaling $115,002.69. The accounts‑payable roll included $87,536.62 from the General Fund (Fund 100) and smaller amounts charged to several special funds, as read into the record by Chief Clerk Stacey M. Shives.
Commissioners met with Public Defender Phil Harper and Administrative Assistant Cheryl Deshong to review office matters related to hours worked under the Indigent Defense Grant. Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved to reaffirm that the Public Defender’s salary will reflect a 40‑hour workweek effective Jan. 1, 2026; the motion was adopted unanimously.
The board approved a McConnell Park lease submitted by the Fulton County Chamber of Commerce and Tourism for the Strawberry Festival, scheduled for June 11–13, 2026. Commissioners also approved a contract with CES Engineering, LLC, for engineering services on the Warfordsburg Senior Center Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) project, not to exceed $15,000, and retroactively authorized Chief Clerk Stacey M. Shives to sign a CDBG Exempt Status Determination and Mitigation Measures and Conditions form.
On procurement and vendor matters, the board approved a purchase of office furniture for the Domestic Relations Department from W.B. Mason for $6,467.15, to be funded by the Title IV‑D Incentive Account. The board 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 "until more information is gathered," following a motion by Commissioner Steven L. Wible. The board held two executive sessions during the meeting — one for personnel matters and one for legal matters — and returned to public session before resuming and completing the approved votes. The meeting adjourned at 11:22 a.m.
What’s next: no further public hearings or follow‑up dates were specified for the tabled Pressley Ridge contract in the minutes.
