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Commissioners hire outside counsel to review Prothonotary's Office; conduct Prothonotary interviews

Fulton County Board of Commissioners · February 3, 2026
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Summary

The Fulton County commissioners approved an engagement letter with KB&S (Kulla, Barkdoll & Stewart, P.C.) to review the Prothonotary's Office and conducted interviews for the Prothonotary position during afternoon personnel sessions.

Fulton County commissioners on Feb. 3 voted to hire outside legal and consulting services to review the Prothonotary's Office and later conducted interviews for the office during a personnel session.

Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved to approve an engagement letter from KB&S — Kulla, Barkdoll & Stewart, P.C. — 'to provide professional legal and consulting services related to a review of the Fulton County Prothonotary's Office.' The motion is recorded as carrying 'All in favor.' The minutes do not attach the engagement letter text to these segments; the entry in the minutes indicates the board authorized contracting KB&S for the stated review.

After a midday executive session for personnel matters, the commissioners, HR Administrator Mary Huston and Chief Clerk Stacey M. Shives conducted interviews for the Prothonotary's Office. The minutes note separate minutes are on file for a tax appeal hearing earlier in the morning; the posted segments do not record hiring outcomes or candidate names resulting from the interviews.

The minutes recorded in the posted segments do not provide the engagement letter's scope of work, fee schedule or timeline; those details will be in the engagement document or separate records if required for public inspection.