303 - Meeting of the Fulton County Commissioners Tuesday December 12, 2023 8:30 a.m. at the Commissioners Office F y Present: Commissioner Uish, Commissioner Bunch (via telephone) and Commissioner Shives Guests: Hervey Hann, Steven Wible, Sandra Barton and Carolyn Kerlin Chairman Ulsh opened the meeting with silent prayer and all recited the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. The floor was opened up by Commissioner Ulsh for public comments. No comments were made. Motion by Commissioner Ulsh to approve the Commissioners Minutes of the December 5, 2023 meeting. All in favor. Motion by Commissioner Shives to amend the November 21, 2023 Commissioner's Minutes to read "A brief Safety Committee meeting was held at 10:00 a.m. Separate minutes are on file". All in favor. Motion by Commissioner Shives to approve the Accounts Payables dated December 8, 2023 in the amount of $91,590.33. All in favor. Fund 100 General Fund 52,578.62 Manual Checks $7,698.00 TOTAL GENERAL FUND $60,276.62 Fund 211 Independent Living 12,598.86 Fund 231 SFC Evidence Based Practice 13,218.03 Fund 235 Law Library 2,453.65 Fund 238 911 1,637.55 Fund 240 Hazmat 38.00 Fund 256 Domestic Relations 523.56 Fund 300 Capital Purchase 844.06 TOTAL ALL FUNDS $91,590.33 Motion by Commissioner Ulsh to approve Payroll dated December 15, 2023 in the amount of $110, 075.48. All in favor. 304 Commissioners met with Deputy Sheriff Mike Sprague to discuss hiring for a per diem Deputy Sheriff. Sprague noted that this position would only be used occasionally as needed. Commissioner gave verbal approval for Sprague to move forward with the process. Commissioners met with IT Department Rick Grissinger briefly for an overview of the proposed TelePlus agreement. Motion by Commissioner Shives to approve the TelePlus Protection System Extended Service Agreement, Silver Maintenance Package, for coverage period January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024. All in favor. Motion by Commissioner Shives to approve the Amendment to Project Supplement 2022-1 to Grant Cooperation Agreement between Alleghenies Broadband, Inc. (ABI) and Fulton County with an extension date of June 30, 2024. All in favor. Motion by Commissioner Ulsh to approve a 10-year Lease Agreement between C. Thomas Peck and Joyce M. Peck(husband and wife). / Fred E. Peck and Panya J. Peck (husband and wife) and the County of Fulton for property. located at 610 East North Street, McConnellsburg, PA 17233, as described in Fulton County Land Record Book 394, page 30. All in favor. Motion by Commissioner Ulsh to approve an Application for Burial Expenses of a Deceased Service Person, Raymond E. Seville, payable to his Spouse, Margaret A. Seville. Seville served during the Vietnam War. All in favor. Motion by Commissioner Shives authorizing Commissioner Ulsh to execute the Subgrant Award Notification in the amount of $37,196.00 for Probation Department for Project Title- Continuing County Adult Probation/Parole Grant 23-24, Period 7/1/2023 through 6/30/2024. All in favor. A Tax Appeal Hearing was held at 8:45 a.m. Separate minutes are on file. Commissioner Bunch joined the meeting at 9:10 a.m. via telephone. Chief Tax Assessor Melissa Gordon met with Commissioners to seek approval to advertise for the Property Transaction Clerk position due to the retirement of Carol Wright in March of 2024. Commissioners gave verbal approval to advertise as soon as possible internally first and then publicly. Commissioner Bunch departed the meeting (via telephone) at 9:40 a.m. Commissioners met with EMA/9-1-1 Director Brian Barton to seek approval in transitioning a per diem dispatcher to full time. Barton noted that he has been without a full time dispatch employee since October of 2023 and had a current per diem employee interested in the position. 305 Motion by Commissioner Ulsh to hire/transition current per diem EMA/9-1-1 Dispatcher Keith Stains to a full time EMA/9-1-1 Dispatcher, effective January 1, 2024. All in favor. A brief Salary Board meeting was held to set Stains' wages. Separate minutes are on file. Commissioners spoke with Mike Lamb, Wessel and Co., in regards to the Farmland Preservation Program and available funding to contribute towards the program. Chief Clerk Stacey Golden shared an email that was received by Andrea Reiner on encumbering 2023 funds. Commissioner Shives and Chief Clerk Golden plan to meet to call Reiner to gather further information on the program. Lamb stated he was going to check into the account balances. Commissioners signed an invoice from Conrad Siegel for the 4th Quarter in the amount of $2,850.00. Also signed by the Commissioners was the November 2023 Wessel and Co. Invoice, December 5, 2023 Salary and Retirement Board Minutes and November 28, 2023 Retirement Board Minutes. The Union Contract execution was tabled until the December 19, 2023 meeting, Motion by Commissioner Ulsh to adjourn at 11:23 a.m. All in favor. FULTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Dlins ulo Stuart L. Ulsh, Chair RandyA. Bunch, Vice-Chair Daula QBhsa Paula J. Shives Respectfully Submitted, Au I - - A In Stacey M. Golden, Chief Clerk 306