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Fulton County commissioners approve payables, authorize Prothonotary review and assign temporary committee coverage
Summary
At their Feb. 3 meeting the Fulton County Board of Commissioners approved routine minutes, payroll and $334,397.62 in accounts payable, authorized a legal review of the Prothonotary's Office, approved MATP allocation letters and appointed Commissioner Steven L. Wible to cover committee duties during a colleague's medical leave.
Fulton County commissioners met Feb. 3, 2026, at the commissioners' office and approved a series of routine and administrative items, including payroll, accounts payable and travel requests, and took two personnel-related actions following executive sessions.
The board voted unanimously to approve the Jan. 27, 2026 commissioners' minutes and the Jan. 27 salary board minutes after a public comment period in which residents Carolyn Kerlin, Sandra Barton and Marty Mettille asked for updates on litigation matters. The commissioners approved payroll dated Feb. 6, 2026, totaling $129,990.81, and accounts payable dated Feb. 3, 2026, totaling $334,397.62; the accounts payable record lists fund allocations including $96,661.78 to the General Fund and $44,792.44 to the 911 fund.
Commissioner Randy H. Bunch moved to approve and execute the January 2026 Retirement Fund Report as presented by HR Administrator Mary Huston; the motion passed with all in favor. The board also approved travel requests for Services for Children Director Christine McQuade and Services for Children Fiscal Technician Stephanie Mellott to attend the PA Children and Youth Administrators Conference in State College March 11–13, 2026.
The commissioners approved an engagement letter from Kulla, Barkdoll & Stewart, P.C. (KB&S) "to provide professional legal and consulting services related to a review of the Fulton County Prothonotary's Office." The motion to engage KB&S passed unanimously. The board further authorized Commissioner Steven L. Wible to execute MATP allocation letters for FY 2024–2025 ($464,875.00) and FY 2025–2026 ($491,875.00).
The board approved a laptop quote submitted by Rick Grissinger of Elect IT to support jury coordinator duties and approved an invoice from Franklin County Fiscal for Fulton County court costs for the fourth quarter of 2025 in the amount of $38,819.27, described in the minutes as 10% of court wages and benefits.
The meeting record shows two executive sessions. The board met in executive session at 8:30 a.m. for legal matters and again at 10:35 a.m. for personnel. A tax appeal hearing was held at 9:20 a.m.; the minutes note Commissioner Steven L. Wible abstained from the tax appeal hearing due to a conflict of interest and that separate minutes for the hearing are on file. After the personnel executive session, Commissioner Randy H. Bunch moved to appoint Commissioner Wible to perform committee duties assigned to the commissioner who will be on medical leave; the motion was approved and is effective when that medical leave begins.
The board recessed at 10:58 a.m. for a Criminal Justice Advisory Board meeting, reconvened in the afternoon, held additional personnel executive sessions and conducted interviews for the Prothonotary's Office. The meeting adjourned at 3:05 p.m.
Votes at a glance • Jan. 27 commissioners' minutes — motion by Commissioner Steven L. Wible; outcome: all in favor. • Jan. 27 salary board minutes — motion by Commissioner Steven L. Wible; outcome: all in favor. • Payroll (Feb. 6, 2026) $129,990.81 — motion by Commissioner Hervey P. Hann; outcome: all in favor. • Accounts payable (Feb. 3, 2026) $334,397.62 — motion by Commissioner Hervey P. Hann; outcome: all in favor (fund-level breakdown recorded). • Retirement Fund Report (Jan. 2026) — motion by Commissioner Randy H. Bunch; outcome: all in favor. • Travel requests (McQuade, Mellott) — motion by Commissioner Randy H. Bunch; outcome: all in favor. • Engagement letter (KB&S) for Prothonotary review — motion by Commissioner Hervey P. Hann; outcome: all in favor. • MATP allocation letters (FY24–25 $464,875; FY25–26 $491,875) — motion by Commissioner Hervey P. Hann; outcome: all in favor; Commissioner Wible authorized to execute. • Laptop quote (Elect IT) — motion recorded; outcome: all in favor. • Franklin County Fiscal invoice $38,819.27 — motion recorded; outcome: all in favor. • Appointment of temporary committee coverage (Wible) — motion by Commissioner Randy H. Bunch; outcome: all in favor; effective when medical leave begins.
The minutes record that separate minutes were filed for the tax appeal hearing and that multiple executive sessions were convened for legal and personnel matters. No roll-call tallies beyond "all in favor" are recorded in the minutes, and the tax appeal hearing record notes an abstention by Commissioner Wible due to a conflict of interest. The commissioners plan follow-up actions where noted (execution of allocation letters and engagement letter).
