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Fulton County commissioners unanimously approve $300,000 fund transfer, CDBG amendment and multiple appropriations
Summary
At their Jan. 8 meeting in Wauseon, Fulton County commissioners approved seven unanimous resolutions, including a $300,000 transfer from Children Services to Public Assistance to cover SNAP/Medicaid administrative shortfalls, Amendment #4 to a CDBG grant for the Britsch property, and several appropriation and fund-transfer items.
WAUSEON, Ohio — The Fulton County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved seven routine resolutions at its Jan. 8, 2026 meeting, taking formal action on minutes, the agenda, appropriations and several funding moves that county staff said address immediate administrative shortfalls and grant timelines.
The most consequential vote directed a $300,000 transfer from the Children Services Fund (Fund 2615) into the Public Assistance Fund (2605) to cover an estimated annual shortfall in administration of federal SNAP and Medicaid programs. Commissioner Jeff Rupp moved the request to transfer the funds and Commissioner Joe Short seconded; the board approved the request 3-0 and will submit the transfer to the state Tax Commissioner under Ohio Revised Code procedures (ORC 5705.16).
The board also approved Amendment #4 to a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) agreement for the Britsch property (grant 190686) from the Ohio Department of Development, extending the grant expiration date and authorizing Board Vice-President Jon Rupp to execute the amendment. Commissioner Jeff Rupp moved the amendment and Commissioner Jon Rupp seconded; the resolution passed 3-0.
Commissioners approved technical appropriation and transfer actions packaged in Resolution 2026-016. Those line items included a $117,000 increase for “Other Expenses — NEWS,” $500 for bank fees, and a $2,668,057.35 appropriation listed as an unappropriated engineering line. Multiple intra-fund transfers were approved as recorded in the resolution; Commissioner Jon Rupp moved the resolution and Commissioner Joe Short seconded.
Also adopted were routine governance items: approval of the Jan. 6, 2026 minutes (Resolution 2026-014), and approval of the meeting agenda (Resolution 2026-015). Both motions passed 3-0; the minutes and agenda resolutions include statutory language confirming open-meeting compliance under Section 121.22 of the Ohio Revised Code.
On personnel policy, the board adopted the county holiday schedule for 2026 (Resolution 2026-019). Commissioner Jeff Rupp noted the only change is designating Good Friday, April 3, as a half-day closure at noon. The holiday resolution outlines eligibility for holiday pay and the county’s rules for observing holidays that fall on weekends.
Finally, the commissioners approved Resolution 2026-020, allowing the Fulton County Auditor’s purchase-order “computer edit list” to be signed and kept on file in lieu of journalizing every individual purchase order, and approved travel requests as submitted.
All resolutions on the Jan. 8 agenda carried on 3-0 votes. The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, an opening prayer, roll call confirming all members present, and adjourned after the votes. The meeting record is attested by Clerk Jessica Schuette.
