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Fulton County commissioners approve festival lease, contracts and reaffirm public defender hours
Summary
At their Feb. 17 meeting, Fulton County commissioners approved minutes, payroll and $115,002.69 in accounts payable; authorized a McConnell Park lease for the Strawberry Festival (June 11–13, 2026); approved a CDBG engineering contract capped at $15,000; and reaffirmed the public defender's 40-hour salary status effective Jan. 1, 2026.
FULTON COUNTY — The Fulton County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 17 approved a series of routine and project-specific actions, including a park lease for a summer festival, a CDBG engineering contract for a senior center, and a reaffirmation of the public defender’s workweek.
Commissioner Randy H. Bunch called the meeting to order. The board voted unanimously to approve the commissioners’ Feb. 10 minutes, a payroll warrant dated Feb. 20 for $126,643.71 and accounts payable dated Feb. 17 totaling $115,002.69. The accounts payable motion included a fund-by-fund breakdown showing $87,536.62 from the General Fund and smaller amounts from Liquid Fuels, 911, the Law Library and other funds.
During a scheduled discussion with Public Defender Phil Harper and Administrative Assistant Cheryl Deshong about office matters connected to the Indigent Defense Grant, the board reaffirmed that the public defender’s salary will reflect a 40-hour workweek effective Jan. 1, 2026. Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved the motion; it carried with all commissioners voting in favor.
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 authorized a contract with CES Engineering, LLC for engineering services on 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.
Commissioners voted to approve an office furniture purchase for the Domestic Relations Department from W.B. Mason in the amount of $6,467.15, to be funded by the Title IV‑D Incentive Account, and to pay an invoice from Wessel & Company for CFO services during January 2026 totaling $4,340.00. The board also voted to table consideration of a contract with Pressley Ridge for Services for Children until more information can be gathered.
Two executive sessions were called during the meeting: one for personnel matters beginning at 8:33 a.m. and ending at 8:59 a.m., and a second for legal matters beginning at 9:22 a.m. and ending at 10:21 a.m. No actions taken in executive session were recorded in the public minutes. Commissioner Randy H. Bunch moved to adjourn at 11:22 a.m.; the motion carried unanimously.
The board did not record any roll-call vote tallies beyond the repeated notation that motions were carried "All in favor."
