Commissioners approve festival lease, senior center engineering contract and department purchases; Pressley Ridge contract tabled
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Summary
At its Feb. 17 meeting the Fulton County commissioners approved a McConnell Park lease for the Strawberry Festival, a not-to-exceed $15,000 engineering contract for the Warfordsburg Senior Center CDBG project, purchases for Domestic Relations and a Wessel & Company invoice; a Pressley Ridge contract was tabled pending more information.
Fulton County commissioners on Feb. 17 approved a series of routine business items and contracts, including a lease for McConnell Park for the Strawberry Festival, a contract for engineering services at the Warfordsburg Senior Center CDBG project and several county expenditures.
Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved to approve and execute a McConnell Park lease submitted by the Fulton County Chamber of Commerce and Tourism for the Strawberry Festival scheduled for June 11–13, 2026; the motion was recorded as carried with all in favor. Commissioners also approved a contract with CES Engineering, LLC for engineering services at the Warfordsburg Senior Center CDBG Project not to exceed $15,000.
Commissioner Bunch moved to retroactively authorize Chief Clerk Stacey M. Shives to sign a CDBG Exempt Status Determination and Mitigation Measures and Conditions Form; that authorization was recorded as approved unanimously. Commissioners approved a purchase request from Domestic Relations Director Tina Gress for new office furniture from W.B. Mason, funded by the Title IV-D Incentive Account, in the amount of $6,467.15.
The board approved an invoice from Wessel & Company for CFO services provided in January 2026 in the amount of $4,340.00. Commissioner Steven L. Wible moved to table a contract between Pressley Ridge and Fulton County for services for children until additional information is gathered; that motion was recorded as tabled with all in favor.
The minutes record earlier routine approvals: minutes from Feb. 10, 2026; payroll dated Feb. 20, 2026 totaling $126,643.71; and accounts payable dated Feb. 17, 2026 totaling $115,002.69, with fund-level breakdowns listed in the minutes. Two executive sessions—one for personnel and one for legal matters—were held; the minutes note the sessions and start/end times but do not disclose their contents.
No roll-call vote details beyond "All in favor" are recorded in the minutes for the motions described. The meeting adjourned at 11:22 a.m.