Fulton County commissioners approve $189,564 in payables, payroll and several maintenance contracts

Fulton County commissioners met March 17 and approved routine minutes, payroll and a package of payments and purchases totaling $189,563.85 in accounts payable and $134,640.70 in payroll.

The board approved vendor quotes to address county building needs, voting unanimously to buy and install a Lennox 3.5‑ton heat pump for $18,460.00 (Commissioner Steven L. Wible moved the motion), a commercial boiler replacement for $24,434.00 (moved by Commissioner Randy H. Bunch), and acoustic panels for the main conference room and business office for $2,188.00 (moved by Commissioner Hervey P. Hann). Commissioners directed staff to work with Fulton County Family Partnership to assist with the heat‑pump purchase.

The board also unanimously approved a request from Sheriff Sprague to provide physician services for an inmate housed at the Bedford County Correctional Facility and set the Election Department’s 'Casting of Lots' for March 24, 2026, at 9:00 a.m., to be advertised in the Fulton County Newspaper.

Commissioner Randy H. Bunch moved and the board approved a motion to authorize mileage reimbursement for the county coroner and deputy coroner when on call and traveling from home to a scene, effective April 1, 2026, citing 16 P.S. §12314 of the Pennsylvania County Code.

In other routine business, the board proclaimed March 15–21, 2026, as Pennsylvania 4‑H Week in Fulton County. Commissioner Bunch, who moved the proclamation, said the board sought to "encourage our citizens to acknowledge and celebrate 4‑H for its valuable service and continued efforts to empower youth with a foundation of success for a lifetime." The proclamation was adopted unanimously.

Votes at a glance
• Approve March 10, 2026 minutes — Motion: Commissioner Steven L. Wible; outcome: unanimous (Bunch/Wible/Hann: yes).
• Approve accounts payable $189,563.85 — Motion: Commissioner Hervey P. Hann; outcome: unanimous.
• Approve payroll $134,640.70 — Motion: Commissioner Steven L. Wible; outcome: unanimous.
• Purchase/installation: Lennox heat pump $18,460.00 — Motion: Commissioner Wible; outcome: unanimous.
• Purchase: Commercial boiler $24,434.00 — Motion: Commissioner Bunch; outcome: unanimous.
• Purchase: Acoustic panels $2,188.00 — Motion: Commissioner Hann; outcome: unanimous.
• Proclaim Pennsylvania 4‑H Week (March 15–21, 2026) — Motion: Commissioner Bunch; outcome: unanimous.
• Schedule 'Casting of Lots' March 24, 2026, 9:00 a.m. — Motion: Commissioner Hann; outcome: unanimous.
• Approve inmate physician services request (Bedford County Correctional Facility) — Motion: Commissioner Bunch; outcome: unanimous.
• Authorize coroner/deputy coroner mileage reimbursement effective April 1, 2026 — Motion: Commissioner Bunch; outcome: unanimous.

What this means
The board’s approvals fund near‑term building repairs and equipment replacements and maintain routine county operations. The Chamber of Commerce will form a subcommittee to recommend Hotel‑Motel tax distributions and must submit an annual report on expenditures; the board emphasized that those funds are intended to promote tourism.

The meeting record shows no roll‑call dissent; each recorded motion passed "all in favor." The board recessed for multiple executive sessions (legal and personnel matters) during the day and adjourned at 2:40 p.m.