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Fulton County commissioners approve park lease, engineering contract and reaffirm Public Defender’s 40‑hour salary
Summary
At their Feb. 17 meeting, Fulton County commissioners unanimously approved routine minutes and disbursements, reaffirmed that the Public Defender’s salary reflects a 40‑hour workweek effective Jan. 1, 2026, approved a park lease for the Strawberry Festival (June 11–13) and contracts for CDBG engineering and other services.
Fulton County commissioners on Feb. 17 approved a series of routine motions and contracts, reaffirmed the county Public Defender’s 40‑hour workweek and tabled one child‑services contract pending further information.
The three‑member board — Chairman Randy H. Bunch, Commissioner Steven L. Wible and Commissioner Hervey P. Hann — opened the meeting at the commissioners’ office and voted to approve the Feb. 10, 2026 minutes. The board also approved payroll dated Feb. 20, 2026, in the amount of $126,643.71 and accounts payable dated Feb. 17, 2026, totaling $115,002.69 (Fund 100 General Fund $87,536.62; Fund 201 Liquid Fuels $3,847.31; Fund 227 SFC Technology Grant $374.72; Fund 231 SFC Evidence Based Practice $30.30; Fund 235 Law Library $3,327.00; Fund 238 911 $13,246.68; Fund 240 Hazmat $46.03; Fund 400 Debt Service $6,594.03).
The board met with Public Defender Phil Harper and Administrative Assistant Cheryl Deshong to review office matters tied to the Indigent Defense Grant. Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved to reaffirm that the Public Defender’s salary will reflect 40 hours per week effective Jan. 1, 2026; the motion was recorded as "All in favor." The minutes do not provide individual roll‑call votes.
Commissioners approved a McConnell Park lease submitted by the Fulton County Chamber of Commerce and Tourism for the Strawberry Festival scheduled for June 11–13, 2026. They also approved a contract with CES Engineering, LLC for engineering services on the Warfordsburg Senior Center Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) project, not to exceed $15,000, and retroactively authorized Chief Clerk Stacey M. Shives to sign a CDBG Exempt Status Determination and Mitigation Measures and Conditions Form.
The board entered executive session twice: at 8:33 a.m. for personnel matters (exited 8:59 a.m.) and at 9:22 a.m. for legal matters (exited 10:21 a.m.). The minutes record only entry and exit times; no substantive outcomes were disclosed publicly.
Later on the agenda, Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved to approve a $6,467.15 purchase of new office furniture for the Domestic Relations Department from W.B. Mason, to be funded by the Title IV‑D Incentive Account; the motion was recorded as "All in favor." 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 motion also carried "All in favor." Commissioner Wible moved to table a contract between Pressley Ridge and Fulton County for services for children until more information is gathered; the motion was recorded as "All in favor."
Chairman Bunch moved to adjourn at 11:22 a.m.; the motion carried.
The minutes list attendees as Commissioners Randy H. Bunch, Steven L. Wible and Hervey P. Hann and Chief Clerk Stacey M. Shives. The minutes do not record individual recorded roll‑call tallies for votes, only that motions passed "All in favor."
