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Fulton County commissioners adopt bylaws, confirm reappointments and approve $229,387 in payments
Summary
At its Jan. 6, 2026 reorganizational meeting, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners adopted 2026 bylaws under state statute, reappointed multiple officials and authorities including Interim Treasurer Amy Bishop, and approved accounts payable of $229,387.17 and payroll of $122,828.46. All motions passed unanimously.
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners held its annual reorganizational meeting on Jan. 6, 2026, in the commissioners' office. Commissioner Randy H. Bunch, chairman, called the meeting to order and led an opening prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. The board unanimously approved routine minutes, payroll and vendor payments.
The board voted to approve the Dec. 30, 2025 Commissioners' Meeting minutes and the Dec. 30 Salary Board minutes; both motions were made by Commissioner Steven L. Wible and carried unanimously. Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved approval of accounts payable dated Jan. 6, 2026, totaling $229,387.17; the motion carried with all commissioners voting in favor. The accounts payable total was recorded by fund as: General Fund $53,157.03; Liquid Fuels $13.41; Independent Living $12,558.01; SFC Evidence Based Practice $12,650.30; Law Library $2,637.72; 911 $11,326.59; Act 13 Marcellus Shale Recreational $7,000.00; Capital Projects $75,662.44; Debt Service $28,783.34; Krivak Trust Fund $25,598.33. The board also approved payroll in the amount of $122,828.46.
Interim County Treasurer Amy Bishop and Fiscal Administrator Sue Reed met with the commissioners to provide updates on the Treasurer's Office. The board voted to adopt the 2026 Board of Commissioners By-Laws for regulation of board business “pursuant to provisions found in the County Code, the Act of August 9, 1955 (16 Purdon, Section 503 and 509 as amended).”
The commissioners approved a slate of reappointments intended to stagger terms and fill county roles for 2026. Motions included reappointments to the Bedford Fulton Joint Recreation Authority (Eric Weisbrod, term to Jan. 1, 2029; Paul Johnston, term to Jan. 6, 2030; Greg Henry, term to Jan. 5, 2031). The board also approved reappointments and designations for county positions including Solicitor (Jim Stein & DSS Law), Chief Clerk (Stacey M. Shives), Tax Claim Bureau Director (Amy Bishop), Chief Assessor (Melissa Gordon), Sealer of Weights & Measures (Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture), Director of Veterans' Affairs (Richard Newman), and county engineers (Keller Engineers and CES Engineering). Commissioner Wible moved to reappoint Amy Bishop as Interim County Treasurer for 2026; the motion carried unanimously.
Commissioner Bunch moved to designate committee and board assignments for 2026. Assignments recorded by the board include representation on the Permanent Salary Board, County Treasurer Retirement Board, Assessment Appeals Board, Board of Tax Revision and Assessment (Chair: Commissioner Bunch), County Records Improvement Committee, Fulton County Family Partnership (Commissioner Hann with Commissioner Bunch as alternate), and numerous regional bodies such as the Southern Alleghenies Planning & Development Commission committees, Huntingdon-Bedford-Fulton Area Agency on Aging, South Central Counties Solid Waste Agency, and others as enumerated in the official minutes.
The board approved an RBA invoice in the amount of $7,957.31 and appointed Michael Beatty as chairman of the Farmland Agricultural Land Preservation Board for 2026. The commissioners held separate Annual Reorganizational Meetings for the Salary and Retirement Boards at 9:00 a.m., with separate minutes on file. The meeting was adjourned at 10:37 a.m.
Actions taken at the meeting were unanimous unless otherwise noted. No public comments were recorded in the official minutes.
