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Fulton County commissioners adopt 2026 bylaws, reappoint officials and set committee seats
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Summary
At their Jan. 6, 2026 reorganizational meeting, Fulton County commissioners adopted board bylaws citing the County Code and the Act of Aug. 9, 1955, reappointed several authority and county officials for staggered terms, and designated commissioner committee assignments for the year.
Fulton County commissioners met Jan. 6, 2026, for their annual reorganizational meeting and adopted the board's 2026 bylaws and a series of reappointments and committee assignments, records show.
The meeting opened with Chairman Randy H. Bunch calling the session to order and leading a prayer, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Commissioners Steven L. Wible and Hervey P. Hann joined Bunch and Chief Clerk Stacey M. Shives. Interim County Treasurer Amy Bishop and Fiscal Administrator Sue Reed provided an update to the board on Treasurer's Office matters (transcript notes the update but does not specify content).
Commissioner Bunch moved to adopt the 2026 Board of Commissioners By-Laws, citing provisions in the County Code and the Act of Aug. 9, 1955 (16 Purdon, Sections 503 and 509, as amended); the motion passed with all commissioners voting in favor. The bylaw adoption establishes the board's rules for conducting business for the year.
The board approved reappointments intended to stagger terms on the Bedford Fulton Joint Recreation Authority (BFJRA): Eric Weisbrod (term to Jan. 1, 2029), Paul Johnston (term to Jan. 6, 2030) and Greg Henry (term to Jan. 5, 2031). Commissioners also reappointed or confirmed county officials and retained vendors for 2026, including Solicitor Jim Stein (and 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 Steven L. Wible moved to reappoint Amy Bishop as Interim County Treasurer for 2026; that motion passed unanimously.
The board designated committee and board assignments for the year: examples include the permanent Salary Board (all three commissioners); the County Treasurer Retirement Board (all three commissioners, the chief clerk and county treasurer); Assessment Appeals Board (all three commissioners); Board of Tax Revision and Assessment (Chair: Commissioner Bunch); County Records Improvement Committee (all three commissioners, Prothonotary, Treasurer, Sheriff Sprague and Rick Grissinger); and representation on multiple regional bodies such as the Southern Alleghenies Planning & Development Commission, Huntingdon-Bedford-Fulton Area Agency on Aging, and others. Specific assignments and alternates were read into the record.
Separately, the commissioners held Annual Reorganizational Meetings for the Salary and Retirement Boards at 9:00 a.m.; the transcript notes separate minutes are on file.
The meeting record closes with the commissioners' signatures and the chief clerk's attestation.