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Fulton County commissioners approve festival lease, CDBG engineering contract and routine payroll
Summary
At their Feb. 17 meeting the Fulton County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved routine minutes, payroll and accounts payable, affirmed a public defender 40‑hour salary status, approved a McConnell Park lease for the Strawberry Festival and a CDBG engineering contract, and tabled a children’s services contract pending more information.
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners met Feb. 17, 2026, and unanimously approved a slate of routine financial and administrative items, including minutes from Feb. 10, 2026, payroll of $126,643.71 and accounts payable totaling $115,002.69.
Commissioner Steven L. Wible moved to approve the Feb. 10 minutes; the motion carried "all in favor." Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved to approve payroll dated Feb. 20, 2026, for $126,643.71; that motion also passed unanimously. The board approved accounts payable dated Feb. 17, 2026, totaling $115,002.69, which the clerk outlined by fund: General Fund $87,536.62; Liquid Fuels $3,847.31; SFC Technology Grant $374.72; SFC Evidence Based Practice $30.30; Law Library $3,327.00; 911 $13,246.68; Hazmat $46.03; Debt Service $6,594.03.
During the meeting commissioners approved several agreements and procurement items. Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved to approve a McConnell Park lease submitted by the Fulton County Chamber of Commerce and Tourism for the Strawberry Festival scheduled June 11–13, 2026; the board voted unanimously to execute the lease.
The board approved a contract with CES Engineering, LLC for engineering services on the Warfordsburg Senior Center CDBG project, not to exceed $15,000. Commissioner Hann introduced that motion and it carried unanimously. Separately, Commissioner Randy H. Bunch moved to retroactively authorize Chief Clerk Stacey M. Shives to sign a CDBG Exempt Status Determination and Mitigation Measures and Conditions form; the board approved that retroactive signature.
Commissioners approved a purchase request from Domestic Relations Director Tina Gress for new office furniture from W.B. Mason, to be paid from the Title IV‑D Incentive Account in the amount of $6,467.15, following a motion by Commissioner Bunch. Commissioner Steven L. Wible moved to approve an invoice from Wessel & Company for CFO services for January 2026 in the amount of $4,340.00; that payment was approved unanimously.
The board also voted to table a proposed contract with Pressley Ridge for services for children until additional information is provided. Commissioner Wible moved to table the contract; the motion passed unanimously.
The meeting included two executive sessions: a personnel session called at 8:33 a.m., ended at 8:59 a.m., and a legal session called at 9:22 a.m., ended at 10:21 a.m. No substantive details from executive sessions were disclosed in the minutes. Commissioner Bunch moved to adjourn at 11:22 a.m.; the motion carried.
Votes at a glance: approvals were recorded as unanimous "all in favor" in the published minutes. Specific roll-call tallies were not recorded in the transcript beyond the "all in favor" notation.
