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Fulton County commissioners approve $234,913.72 in payments, hire caseworker and OK senior center upgrades
Summary
At the Jan. 27 meeting commissioners approved $234,913.72 in account payables, hired Amanda Sheffield as a Caseworker II pending clearances, delegated signing authority for a $218,719 CDBG contract, and accepted engineering work for the Warfordsburg Senior Center project.
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners approved $234,913.72 in account payables and completed a slate of administrative and personnel actions at its Jan. 27, 2026 meeting at the commissioners' office in McConnelsburg.
Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved to approve the account payables dated Jan. 27, 2026; the motion carried "all in favor." The county recorded a fund-level breakdown in the minutes that included $145,851.38 to the General Fund, $30,555.07 to Fund 238 (911) and smaller allocations across other funds, for a total of $234,913.72.
Commissioners voted to hire Amanda Sheffield for the Services for Children Department as a Caseworker II, pending required clearances and completion of paperwork. Services for Children Director Christine McQuade brought the request; Commissioner Steven L. Wible moved the hire and the board approved the appointment. A Salary Board meeting relating to the hire was held separately and minutes are on file.
The board approved a travel request for probation staff: Commissioner Randy H. Bunch moved to allow Quinn Wiest to attend a two-day training at State College, Feb. 4–6, 2026; the motion carried unanimously.
On grants and contracts, Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved to approve a Delegation of Signing Authority for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Entitlement Contract Number C000095314 in the amount of $218,719, to be executed by HR Administrator Mary Huston and Commissioners Wible and Bunch; the motion passed "all in favor." The minutes show the delegation was approved for execution by the named county officials.
The commissioners amended the agenda to add a credit-card approval item and then approved a county credit card for Mapping and Planning Director Thomas Peppernick for departmental purchases. Commissioner Hann moved the amendment and approval; both passed unanimously.
Other administrative approvals recorded in the minutes included:
- Approval of an invoice from Insurance Agent Robert Snyder for the Fulton County Tax Collectors Blanket Bond through Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America for Jan. 1, 2026–Dec. 31, 2029, in the amount of $3,313.00 (motion by Commissioner Bunch; approved).
- Retroactive approval for Commissioner Bunch to execute the ERAP 2 County Expenditure Certification Form for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (motion by Commissioner Hann; approved).
- Approval of an invoice to Elect IT Solutions for IT staffing and support for February 2026 (motion by Commissioner Bunch; approved).
- Acceptance and execution of the Election Integrity Grant Program Post-Election Report for municipal 2025, showing total expenditures of $84,443.55 (motion by Commissioner Hann; approved).
- Acceptance of a CES Engineering quote to provide professional engineering services for the Warfordsburg Senior Center project, covering restroom renovations, installation of a new security camera system and a mill-and-overlay for the parking lot, driveway and accessible walking path (motion by Commissioner Wible; approved).
- Renewal of Companion Life Insurance for group term life and AD&D at the same rates as 2025, effective April 1, 2026 (motion by Commissioner Bunch; approved).
The meeting record shows routine opening actions — a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance — and notes that an executive session on personnel was held Jan. 23, 2026. A Retirement Board quarterly review with Denny Koons and Jacob Barr of Raymond James was noted; separate minutes are on file. County Coroner Berley Souders raised departmental matters including mileage reimbursement and the possibility of hiring a per-diem deputy; no formal action on that item was recorded.
The board adjourned at 11:43 a.m.
Votes at a glance (as recorded in the minutes): - Approve Jan. 20, 2026 minutes — motion by Commissioner Bunch; outcome: approved (all in favor). - Approve account payables ($234,913.72) — motion by Commissioner Hann; outcome: approved (all in favor). - Hire Amanda Sheffield, Caseworker II (pending clearances) — motion by Commissioner Wible; outcome: approved (all in favor). - Approve travel for Quinn Wiest (Feb. 4–6, 2026 training) — motion by Commissioner Bunch; outcome: approved (all in favor). - Delegation of Signing Authority for CDBG Contract C000095314 ($218,719) — motion by Commissioner Hann; outcome: approved (all in favor). - Credit card approval for Mapping and Planning Director Thomas Peppernick — motion by Commissioner Hann; outcome: approved (all in favor). - Approve Tax Collectors Blanket Bond invoice ($3,313.00) — motion by Commissioner Bunch; outcome: approved (all in favor). - Retroactive ERAP 2 expenditure certification — motion by Commissioner Hann; outcome: approved (all in favor). - Approve Elect IT Solutions invoice for Feb. 2026 — motion by Commissioner Bunch; outcome: approved (all in favor). - Accept Election Integrity Grant Post-Election Report ($84,443.55) — motion by Commissioner Hann; outcome: approved (all in favor). - Accept CES Engineering quote for Warfordsburg Senior Center improvements — motion by Commissioner Wible; outcome: approved (all in favor). - Renew Companion Life Insurance rates (effective April 1, 2026) — motion by Commissioner Bunch; outcome: approved (all in favor).
Next steps and records: several items (Retirement Board review, Salary Board minutes for the new hire) are recorded as separate minutes on file; the CDBG delegation requires execution by the named officials before contract actions proceed.
