Fulton County to work with regional planning commission on comprehensive plan; IT director reports security upgrades

The Fulton County Board of Commissioners voted March 17 to work with the Southern Alleghenies Planning & Development Commission (SAP&DC) to update "Alleghenies Ahead," the regional comprehensive plan that will serve as the county's comprehensive plan.

Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved to authorize the county to cooperate with SAP&DC on the update, citing an email from Lee Slusser, SAP&DC director. The motion passed unanimously. The minutes do not include a project timeline, scope, or funding source for the update; those details were not specified in the public record and will require follow‑up with SAP&DC and county staff.

In a separate briefing, IT Director Rick Grissinger reported that two‑factor authentication implementation is still in progress, that the county firewall project has been completed, and that he resolved an issue so the phone system now alerts staff when it is down. No dates or vendor contracts were provided in the minutes for the IT work reported.

What happens next: County staff will coordinate with SAP&DC on plan scope and schedule; IT will continue work on two‑factor authentication and maintain network monitoring.