Meeting of the Fulton County Commissioners - Monday, January 6, 2020 8:30 a.m. at the Commissioners Office Present: Commissioner Ulsh, Commissioner Bunch and Commissioner Shives Others Present: Solicitor Stein Solicitor Stein opened the meeting with a moment of silent prayer and recited the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. MDJ Mellott preformed the Official Swearing-In Ceremony for the Newly Elected Fulton County Board of Commissioners Ulsh, Bunch and Shives. Copies of endorsed Oaths will be maintained in the Prothonotary's Office. Motion by Commissioner Shives to elect Commissioner Ulsh as the 2020 Chairman of the Fulton County Commissioners. All in favor. Motion by Commissioner Ulsh to elect Commissioner Bunch as the 2020 Vice Chairman of the Fulton County commissioners. All in favor. Motion by Commissioner Shives to approve the minutes of the December 23, 2019 meeting. All in favor. Motion by Commissioner Ulsh to appoint Chief Clerk Lisa Mellott McConahy as Secretary of the Board for 2020. All in favor. Motion by Commissioner Shives to set the official meeting of the Fulton County Commissioner Board, Salary Board, and Retirement Board every Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. at the Commissioners' Office, 116 West Market Street, McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania. All in favor. Motion by Commissioner Shives to adopt the By-Laws of the Fulton County Board of Commissioners as presented. All in favor. Motion by Commissioner Bunch to approve the accounts payable dated January 6, 2020 in the amount of $81,082.27. All in favor. Fund 100 General Fund 18,161.01 Manual Checks $0.00 TOTAL GENERAL FUND $18,161.01 Fund 201 Liquid Fuels 9.59 Fund 235 Law Library 1,564.44 Fund 238 911 58,563.66 Fund 240 Hazmat 2,500.00 Fund 256 Domestic Relations 283.57 TOTAL ALL FUNDS $81,082.27 Motion by Commissioner Ulsh to approve the payroll dated January 3, 2020 in the amount of $98,931.55. All in favor. Motion by Commissioner Ulsh to make the following Re-appointments for 2020: Solicitor: Jim Stein & DSS Law Chief Clerk: Lisa Mellott McConahy Tax Claim Bureau Director: Monica K. Seville Chief Assessor: Michelle R. Sowers Sealer of Weights & Measures: Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Director of Veterans' Affairs: Bruce Carriker County Engineers: Keller Engineers, The EADS Group, CES Engineering All in favor. Motion by Commissioner Ulsh to designate the following committee and board assignments for the Commissioners: Permanent Salary Board = all three Commissioners, County Treasurer Retirement Board - all three Commissioners, Chief Clerk and County Treasurer Assessment Appeals Board - all three Commissioners Board of Tax Revision and Assessment Chair - Stuart Ulsh County Records Improvement Committee - all three Commissioners, Prothonotary Fulton County Family Partnership Advisory Board - Commissioner Shives - alternate: Commissioner Bunch Criminal Justice Advisory Board/Intermediate Punishment Board - all three Commissioners Huntingdon-PedonrdFuton Area Agency on Aging Board - all three Commissioners South Central Counties Solid Waste Agency -all three Commissioners Southern Alleghenies Planning & Development Commission (SAPDC) = Commissioner Ulsh and Commissioner Bunch; Alternate Member Commissioner Shives SAPDC Finance Committee - Commissioner Bunch SAPDC Executive Committee - Commissioner Ulsh SAPDC Personnel Committee - Commissioner Ulsh SAPDC Rural Transportation Coordinating Committee - Commissioner Bunch Franklin/Fulton Drug & Alcohol Advisory Board - Commissioner Shives Southern Alleghenies Resource, Conservation & Development council: Commissioner Ulsh, Commissioner Bunch; Alternate Member - Commissioner Shives Emergency Management Agency Local Emergency Planning Committee - Commissioner Bunch Fulton County Industrial Development Association - Commissioner Ulsh Fulton County Conservation District - Commissioner Shives Franklin/Fulton Mental Health-Intellectual Disabilities - Commissioner Shives STOP Grant Committee = Commissioner Ulsh VOCA Grant Board - Commissioner Bunch Tuscarora Managed Care Alliance (TMCA) - Commissioners Ulsh and Bunch Tuscarora Managed Care Alliance Steering Committee (TMCA) = Commissioner Shives Services for Children Advisory Board = Commissioner Shives All in favor. Chief Clerk McConahy reported to the Board that Joanne Chilcote, McConnellsburg Borough Tax Collector reported that she has been having issues with deliveries by the postal service regarding her tax bill mailings. She has spoken to the Assessment and Treasurer's Office regarding some ofthese issues. She is also going to research speaking with the United States Postal Service in Harrisburg. Motion by Commissioner Bunch to authorize Commissioner Ulsh to endorse an agreement with Keller Engineers to be one of the County Engineers for 2020. All in favor. The Commissioners met with Karen Hann McFadden regarding CDBG and Election Matters. 1. CDBG CODE OF CONDUCT & CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY a. Resolution #1 of 2020 i. Motion by Commissioner Bunch to approve and sign the CDBG Code of Conduct & Conflict of Interest Policy - Resolution #1 of 2020. All in favor. 2. SECTION 504 PLAN = 87H UPDATE a. Resolution #2 of 2020 i. Motion by Commissioner Bunch to approve and to sign the update to the CDBG Section 504 Plan - Resolution #2 of 2020. All in favor 3. BELFAST TOWNSHIP = NEEDMORE WATER a. Motion by Commissioner Ulsh to approve and to sign the Environmental Assessment report for the Belfast Township - Needmore Water project. All in favor. Commissioner Shives abstained. Motion by commissioner Bunch Authorizing Chairman Ulsh to endorse the Unified Power Annual Maintenance Agreement for the Year 2020 in the amount of $684.95. All in favor. Motion by Commissioner Shives to approve the Application for Burial Expenses of a Deceased Service person, Mr. Wilbur Edgar Leidig in the amount $100. All in favor. Motion by Commissioner to adjourn at 11:50 a.m. All in favor. htunk 11lh1 Stuart L. Ulsh, Chair any mal Randy H. Bunch, Vice-Chair Daulo pdus Paula J. Shives