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Fulton County commissioners adopt 2026 bylaws, approve $229,387.17 in payables and confirm reappointments
Summary
At a Jan. 6, 2026 reorganizational meeting the Fulton County Board of Commissioners adopted their 2026 bylaws, approved $229,387.17 in accounts payable and a $122,828.46 payroll, and made multiple board and committee reappointments, all motions passing unanimously.
Fulton County Commissioners convened for their annual reorganizational meeting on Jan. 6, 2026, and moved through routine but consequential housekeeping: adopting the board’s 2026 bylaws, approving accounts payable of $229,387.17 and payroll of $122,828.46, and confirming a slate of reappointments and committee assignments for the year.
Commissioner Randy H. Bunch called the meeting to order, opening with a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Commissioner Steven L. Wible moved to approve the Dec. 30, 2025 Commissioners’ meeting minutes and the Dec. 30, 2025 Salary Board minutes; both motions passed with all commissioners voting in favor. Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved to approve accounts payable dated Jan. 6, 2026, totaling $229,387.17; the board recorded the motion as carried by unanimous vote. The itemized funds included $53,157.03 from the General Fund and $75,662.44 from Capital Projects among other fund allocations. Commissioner Hann then moved to approve payroll totaling $122,828.46; that motion also passed unanimously.
County Treasurer Interim Amy Bishop and Fiscal Administrator Sue Reed met with the commissioners to provide updates for the Treasurer’s Office; the transcript records their attendance and an update but does not specify the substance of those updates. Commissioner Bunch moved to adopt the Board of Commissioners’ 2026 bylaws pursuant to the Act of August 9, 1955 (16 Purdon, Section 503 and 509 as amended); the motion passed.
The board approved Bedford Fulton Joint Recreation Authority reappointments to stagger terms: 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 a set of county officials for 2026, including Solicitor Jim Stein (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 engineering firms Keller Engineers and CES Engineering. Commissioner Wible moved to reappoint Amy Bishop as Interim County Treasurer for 2026; that motion carried.
Commissioner Bunch designated committee and board assignments for 2026, assigning membership across numerous regional and county bodies, including the Permanent Salary Board; County Treasurer Retirement Board; Assessment Appeals Board; Board of Tax Revision and Assessment; county records and family partnership committees; regional planning and transportation committees; and various advisory and grant-related boards. The transcript lists assignments and alternates by committee and commissioner.
The board approved an RBA invoice for $7,957.31 and appointed Michael Beatty as chairman of the Farmland Agricultural Land Preservation Board for 2026. Commissioners held separate reorganizational meetings for the Salary and Retirement Boards at 9:00 a.m.; separate minutes were recorded. Commissioner Hann moved to adjourn at 10:37 a.m.; the motion carried and the meeting concluded.
What’s next: the board’s adopted bylaws and the separate minutes for the Salary and Retirement Boards were filed as the official records; no additional decisions or contested votes were recorded in the transcript.
