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Fulton County commissioners approve payroll and $334,397.62 in payables, authorize administrative measures and hold tax appeal hearing
Summary
At their Feb. 3 meeting, Fulton County commissioners unanimously approved minutes, payroll of $129,990.81 and accounts payable totaling $334,397.62, authorized travel and legal engagements, and held a tax appeal hearing in which Commissioner Steven L. Wible abstained because of a conflict of interest.
Fulton County Commissioners on Tuesday voted to approve meeting minutes, payroll and a $334,397.62 accounts‑payable package and handled a series of administrative items, including travel approvals and an engagement letter for a review of the county Prothonotary's Office.
Commissioner Randy H. Bunch, chairman, opened the meeting at 8:30 a.m. with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance and then took public comment; Fulton County residents Carolyn Kerlin, Sandra Barton and Marty Mettille attended, and Kerlin asked for updates on litigation matters. The board approved the Jan. 27, 2026 Commissioners' minutes and the Jan. 27 Salary Board minutes on a motion by Commissioner Steven L. Wible; both motions carried "all in favor."
On a motion by Commissioner Hervey P. Hann the board approved payroll dated Feb. 6, 2026 in the amount of $129,990.81. The board also approved accounts payable dated Feb. 3, 2026 totaling $334,397.62. The minutes record a fund-level breakdown for that payables total, including $96,661.78 in the General Fund, $165,835.26 in HSDF/HSBG, $44,792.44 in the 911 fund and $26,017.13 in debt service, among smaller fund lines.
The commissioners entered an executive session for legal matters at 8:30 a.m. and reconvened at 9:20 a.m.; a tax appeal hearing followed at 9:20 a.m. The minutes note that Commissioner Wible abstained from that tax appeal hearing due to a conflict of interest and that separate minutes for the appeal are on file.
The board approved and executed the January 2026 Retirement Fund Report as presented by HR Administrator Mary Huston and authorized travel requests for Services for Children Director Christine McQuade and Fiscal Technician Stephanie Mellott to attend the PA Children and Youth Administrators Conference March 11–13, 2026 in State College, Pa.
Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved to approve an engagement letter with KB&S (Kulla, Barkdoll & Stewart, P.C.) to provide legal and consulting services to review the Fulton County Prothonotary's Office; that measure passed. Commissioners also authorized Commissioner Wible to execute MATP allocation letters for FY 2024–2025 ($464,875.00) and FY 2025–2026 ($491,875.00).
Other administrative approvals included a laptop purchase request submitted by Rick Grissinger of Elect IT to support Jury Coordinator duties in Franklin County and payment of an invoice from Franklin County Fiscal for Fulton County court costs for the fourth quarter of 2025 in the amount of $38,819.27 (recorded as 10% of court wages and benefits).
The board recessed at 10:58 a.m. for a Criminal Justice Advisory Board meeting and later resumed at 1:18 p.m.; it entered a second executive session for personnel matters and conducted interviews for the Prothonotary's Office with the commissioners, the HR Administrator and Chief Clerk Stacey M. Shives present. The meeting adjourned at 3:05 p.m.
