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Fulton County commissioners approve payroll, payables and multiple contracts; table Pressley Ridge agreement
Summary
At their Feb. 17 meeting, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved minutes, payroll of $126,643.71 and $115,002.69 in payables; reaffirmed the public defender's 40-hour workweek; approved a festival lease and several contracts; and tabled a Pressley Ridge services contract.
Fulton County Board of Commissioners met on Feb. 17, 2026, at the Commissioners' Office and took a series of routine administrative and contract actions. Commissioners Randy H. Bunch (chair), Steven L. Wible (vice-chair) and Hervey P. Hann, joined by Chief Clerk Stacey M. Shives, conducted the meeting and voted unanimously on each recorded motion.
The board began by approving minutes from the Feb. 10, 2026 meeting, then approved payroll dated Feb. 20, 2026 totaling $126,643.71 and accounts payable dated Feb. 17, 2026 totaling $115,002.69. Chief Clerk Stacey M. Shives reported the accounts-payable fund distribution: General Fund $87,536.62; Liquid Fuels $3,847.31; SFC Technology Grant $374.72; SFC Evidence Based Practice $30.30; Law Library $3,327.00; 911 $13,246.68; Hazmat $46.03; Debt Service $6,594.03.
In a personnel matter tied to the Indigent Defense Grant, the commissioners met with Public Defender Phil Harper and Administrative Assistant Cheryl Deshong. 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 entered two executive sessions: one for personnel at 8:33 a.m., exiting at 8:59 a.m., and a second for legal matters beginning at 9:22 a.m. and ending at 10:21 a.m. Both entries and exits were approved by unanimous motion.
On contracts and permits, the commissioners approved a McConnell Park lease submitted by the Fulton County Chamber of Commerce and Tourism for the Strawberry Festival scheduled June 11-13, 2026. The board also approved a contract with CES Engineering, LLC for engineering services at the Warfordsburg Senior Center CDBG project, not to exceed $15,000, and retroactively approved Chief Clerk Stacey M. Shives to sign a CDBG Exempt Status Determination and Mitigation Measures and Conditions Form.
Procurement approvals included a motion to allow Domestic Relations Director Tina Gress to purchase new office furniture from W.B. Mason using the Title IV-D Incentive Account in the amount of $6,467.15, which carried unanimously. The board also approved an invoice from Wessel & Company for CFO services for January 2026 for $4,340.00.
The commissioners voted to table—rather than approve—a contract with Pressley Ridge for services for children while they gather additional information. The meeting adjourned at 11:22 a.m.
The meeting record does not identify any dissenting votes; motions are recorded as "All in favor." No public-comments segment or public speakers were recorded in the provided transcript.
