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Fulton County commissioners approve routine payments, hires, CDBG signing authority and project quote
Summary
At their Jan. 27 meeting, Fulton County commissioners approved $234,913.72 in payables, hired a Services for Children caseworker, delegated signing authority for a $218,719 CDBG entitlement contract, and accepted an engineering quote for the Warfordsburg Senior Center; all motions passed unanimously.
Fulton County commissioners convened Jan. 27, 2026, and approved a slate of routine financial and administrative items, including accounts payable totaling $234,913.72 and several vendor and insurance invoices.
The board unanimously approved the Jan. 20, 2026 minutes and an accounts‑payable run that drew $145,851.38 from the General Fund and a total of $234,913.72 across all county funds. Commissioners also approved a Fulton County Tax Collectors Blanket Bond through Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America for $3,313.00 and authorized payment for IT staffing and support from Elect IT Solutions for February 2026.
Commissioners moved to hire Amanda Sheffield as a Caseworker II in the Services for Children Department, pending required clearances and paperwork. The board held a Salary Board meeting for that hire; separate minutes are on file.
The board approved a delegation of signing authority for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Entitlement Contract No. C000095314 in the amount of $218,719.00, authorizing HR Administrator Mary Huston and Commissioners Steven L. Wible and Randy H. Bunch to execute contract documents on behalf of Fulton County.
The commissioners accepted a CES Engineering quote for the Warfordsburg Senior Center Project to fund restroom renovations, install a security camera system, and perform a mill‑and‑overlay of the existing parking lot, driveway and accessible walking path. The project acceptance was approved by motion.
Other routine approvals included a retroactive County Expenditure Certification Form for ERAP 2 (the Emergency Rental Assistance Program), approval of the Election Integrity Grant Program Post‑Election Report for the municipal 2025 year showing total expenditures of $84,443.55, and renewal of Companion Life Insurance for group term life and AD&D at the same per‑$1,000 rates as 2025, effective April 1, 2026. Several motions were explicitly made by Commissioners Bunch, Hann and Wible and carried with unanimous “all in favor” consent.
The meeting included a note that a Retirement Board quarterly review took place at 8:45 a.m. with representatives from Raymond James; separate minutes for that session are on file. The board adjourned at 11:43 a.m.
Votes at a glance: - Approved accounts payable (Jan. 27, 2026) — $234,913.72 — outcome: approved (motion carried, "all in favor"). - Hired Amanda Sheffield, Caseworker II (Services for Children) — outcome: approved (pending clearances). - Approved travel for Quinn Wiest to training, Feb. 4–6, 2026 — outcome: approved. - Delegated signing authority for CDBG Contract No. C000095314 — $218,719.00 — outcome: approved. - Approved county credit card for Mapping and Planning Director Thomas Peppernick — outcome: approved. - Approved Tax Collectors Blanket Bond (Travelers) — $3,313.00 — outcome: approved. - Retroactive ERAP 2 County Expenditure Certification Form — outcome: approved. - Approved Election Integrity Grant Post‑Election Report — $84,443.55 total expenditures — outcome: approved. - Accepted CES Engineering quote for Warfordsburg Senior Center Project — outcome: approved. - Renewed Companion Life Insurance rates (Group Term Life and AD&D) effective April 1, 2026 — outcome: approved.
The meeting minutes state that no public comments were received at the session.
