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Fulton County commissioners approve $281,921.91 in payables, appoint IDA member and allocate $160,000 in opioid funds
Summary
At a Dec. 16, 2025 meeting, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners approved $281,921.91 in payables, appointed Thomas Peppernick to the Industrial Development Authority, approved personnel actions in Domestic Relations and earmarked $160,000 in opioid settlement funds to add a Certified Recovery Specialist to the Fulton County Family Partnership Team.
Fulton County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 16 approved $281,921.91 in payables, made several personnel and board appointments, and voted to spend $160,000 from opioid settlement funds to expand Certified Recovery Specialist services.
The board voted unanimously to approve the payables dated Dec. 16, 2025, totaling $281,921.91. The meeting minutes list the fund-level breakdown as: General Fund $214,588.09; SFC Technology Grant $330.26; SFC Evidence Based Practice $142.50; 911 $20,705.31; Domestic Relations $50.54; and Opioid Settlement Funds $46,105.21.
Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved to approve the payables; the motion carried with all commissioners voting in favor. Commissioner Hann also moved to dismiss a Domestic Relations Department employee effective Dec. 8, 2025; the employee was not named in the record. Hann additionally moved to advertise the vacant 'Enforcement Officer 1' position for Domestic Relations, to be posted both internally and externally; both motions carried unanimously.
The board retroactively approved a Fiscal Department renewal with Momentive Software, Inc. at an annual price of $1,660.48, and approved a Sheriff's Department request to provide physician services to an inmate at the Bedford County Correctional Facility.
Commissioner Randy H. Bunch moved to appoint Thomas Peppernick to the Fulton County Industrial Development Authority Board of Directors for a four‑year term ending Dec. 31, 2027; the motion carried. Commissioners also approved reappointment letters for members of the Fulton County Agricultural Land Preservation Board — Margie McGuire (Contractor), Paula Shives (Member‑at‑Large), Thomas Morton (Elected Official) and Daniel Schriever (Member‑at‑Large) — each for two‑year terms to expire Dec. 31, 2027.
On scheduling, the board voted to approve the 2026 Commissioners' meeting dates and directed that the dates be publicly advertised in the Fulton County Newspaper.
In a notable program decision, Executive Development Director Julie Dovey presented a plan for opioid settlement funds. Commissioner Hann moved to approve Dovey's proposal to use $160,000 of those funds to "Expand Certified Recovery Specialist Services by adding another CRS to Fulton County Family Partnership Team." The motion passed unanimously. The allocation is intended to increase on‑the‑ground recovery support through the county's Family Partnership Team; the record does not specify hiring timelines or whether funds will cover salary, benefits, or program operating costs beyond the stated allocation amount.
The board entered two brief executive sessions for personnel matters (9:36–9:38 a.m. and 10:52–11:30 a.m.). A DCED financial monitoring interview listed on the agenda for 11:30 a.m. was canceled at DCED's request; DCED asked to meet instead with SEDA COG and the county chief clerk for the review. The meeting adjourned at 11:45 a.m.
Votes at a glance: all recorded motions in the minutes are marked "All in favor," indicating unanimous approval by the three commissioners present: Commissioner Randy H. Bunch (chair), Commissioner Steven L. Wible (vice‑chair) and Commissioner Hervey P. Hann.
