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Fulton County commissioners approve $335,634.88 in bills, hire prothonotary deputy and accept retirement notice
Summary
At their March 3 meeting, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved $335,634.88 in account payables and $132,711.81 in payroll, accepted Domestic Relations Director Tina Gress’s retirement effective July 11, 2026, and hired Laurel Griest as Prothonotary Office Deputy I effective March 4, 2026.
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners on March 3 unanimously approved $335,634.88 in account payables and $132,711.81 in payroll as the board handled routine county business and several personnel actions.
Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved to approve the March 3 account payables totaling $335,634.88, which included $291,026.05 to the General Fund and smaller allocations to Liquid Fuels, 911, Hazmat, Domestic Incentive, Medical Assistance Transportation, Debt Service and Pass-thru funds. The motion passed with all commissioners voting in favor.
Commissioner Hann also moved to approve payroll dated March 6 in the amount of $132,711.81; that motion likewise passed unanimously.
The board approved a travel request for Chief Probation Officer Dan Miller to attend the Annual CJAB Conference April 20–22, 2026 after Commissioner Randy H. Bunch moved to authorize the travel form.
In personnel actions, Domestic Relations Director Tina Gress submitted a letter of retirement after 25 years of county service. Commissioner Bunch moved to accept Gress’s retirement, effective July 11, 2026; the motion was approved unanimously. Gress told the board she has worked since her teenage years in county roles and serves on the Fulton County Medical Center board.
The board also filled a county office vacancy. HR Administrator Mary Huston and Franklin/Fulton County Court Administrator Rebekah Reigner (participating via Zoom) joined commissioners for hiring deliberations. Commissioner Bunch moved to hire Laurel Griest as Office Deputy I for the Prothonotary’s Office, effective March 4, 2026; the motion passed unanimously. A brief Salary Board met to set the new hire’s salary, with separate minutes on file.
Other approvals included a lease from DBB for a printer for MDJ Heming’s office for $3,647.00 and a Plan Asset Invoice from Conrad Siegel for $3,844.25 to be paid from plan assets; both motions passed unanimously. The board authorized a CDBG "Delegation of Signing Authority" form to allow HR Administrator Mary Huston and Commissioners Wible and Bunch to execute invoices for submission to SEDA COG.
Commissioners approved a burial expense application for veteran Gary Allen Myers, who served in the Air Force during Desert Shield/Desert Storm, and they approved the February 2026 Pension Fund Report as presented by HR Administrator Huston.
Human Services Director Julie Dovey presented a Krivak Trust application, and Commissioner Hann moved to approve the request up to a maximum of $35,000.00; applicant details were recorded confidentially under HIPAA. The motion passed with all commissioners voting in favor.
The board met with County Coroner Berley Souders and his insurance representative to discuss insurance for on-call duties and heard an audit review from County Auditors Penny Kipp, Rebecca Kendall and Holly Falkosky. Building and Maintenance Director Brad Seville updated the commissioners on Phase II renovations for the newly purchased building on Lincoln Way West in McConnellsburg.
The meeting included two short executive sessions for personnel matters (10:15–10:29 a.m.; 10:48–11:45 a.m.) and a 12:25–12:37 p.m. executive session; the board adjourned at 1:03 p.m.
Next steps recorded by the board included further review of the ongoing Clean and Green matter with the County Solicitor and continued planning for the Lincoln Way West renovation project.
