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Board of County Commissioners · Tuesday, April 8, 2025 · 1:00 PM · DeFuniak Springs BCC Boardroom, 571 US Highway 90 East, DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433

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Summary

The Board of County Commissioners meeting on April 8, 2025 has 9 items that affect Santa Rosa Beach (9 countywide), including Expenditure Approval List, Walton County Watershed Management Plan grant amendment and RESTORE Direct Component Grant Amendment No. 1 for Old Town of Santa Rosa Water Quality Restoration.

Why it matters

Items marked countywide apply to all of Walton County, including Santa Rosa Beach.

What happened

Budget & taxes1 item

  • Expenditure Approval List

    Passed 5–0 · unanimous

    Approved on the . The list totaled $6,731,743.62 across multiple accounts.

    • $2,270,894.60 · General Fund
    • $538,097.53 · Public Works
    • $1,387.74 · Building Department
    • $15,654.54 · N.W. Mosquito Control
    • $528.52 · Mosquito Control State
    • $241,425.27 · Section 8 Housing / HUD
    • $2,110,227.97 · Tourist Dev. Council
    • $625,682.69 · Solid Waste Enterprise
    • $39,797.94 · Recreation Plat Fee
    • $888,046.82 · Capital Projects Fund
    • $6,731,743.62 · Total

Utilities3 items

  • Walton County Watershed Management Plan grant amendment

    Passed 5–0 · unanimous

    Approved on the . Division of Emergency Management Bureau Grant Agreement Amendment No. H0876, Modification #3.

  • RESTORE Direct Component Grant Amendment No. 1 for Old Town of Santa Rosa Water Quality Restoration

    Passed 5–0 · unanimous

    Approved on the acceptance of grant amendment RDCGR250070-01-02 with U.S. Department of Treasury for TMDL Phase 1.

  • Solid waste collection and disposal contract negotiation

    Board directed Billy McKee, Director of Environmental Services, and Administrator Sunday to negotiate an addendum to the existing Waste Management contract for Service Area B, offering residents either a second trash can at no cost or a two-day-a-week pickup option.

Other5 items

  • Escrow Agreement for Code Enforcement Lien ratification

    Passed 5–0 · unanimous

    Approved. Board ratified the County Administrator's signature on the Escrow Agreement for Code Enforcement Lien between RAK Construction, LLC, Dunlap & Shipman, P.A., and Walton County.

  • Code Lien Release and Transfer Agreement ratification

    Passed 5–0 · unanimous

    Approved. Board ratified the County Administrator's signature on the Code Lien Release and Transfer Agreement dated March 24, 2025, and Partial Release of Code Enforcement Lien for case number 23-1794.

  • Task Order No. ENV 25-01 with Dewberry Engineering for Countywide Vulnerability Assessment

    Passed 5–0 · unanimous

    Approved. Contract with Dewberry Engineering to complete a Countywide Vulnerability Assessment Model to integrate with existing assessments.

    • $24,000 · Countywide Vulnerability Assessment Model with Dewberry Engineering

  • Auditor Selection Committee appointment

    Passed 5–0 · unanimous

    Appointed Walton County School District CFO Stephanie Hofheinz to the Auditor Selection Committee per F.S. 218.391(2)(a).

  • Department head confirmation process

    Passed 5–0 · unanimous

    Board voted 3-2 to cease the 2017 department head confirmation process and abandon those practices. Subsequently, voted unanimously 5-0 to direct legal staff to draft a new confirmation process, consult with each commissioner, and schedule a public prior to the next regular meeting.

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