County Commission

Adopted. Ordinance 2025-06 amending the Walton County Code of Ordinances and Land Development Code to authorize transfer of quasi-judicial decision-making to a special magistrate, with option to contract with Florida Division of Administrative Hearings for an administrative law judge or with an attorney to serve as special magistrate.

Approved. Direction to Attorney Adkinson to introduce an ordinance placing all plat approvals consistent with Florida Statutes and county regulations into a quasi-judicial consent agenda format for approval in a single public hearing.

Approved on the consent agenda. Total expenditures of $15,464,983.81 across multiple county funds.

• $5,124,883.84 · General Fund
• $612,978.07 · Public Works
• $39,142.61 · Building Department
• $7,358.77 · N.W. Mosquito Control
• $8,827,205.00 · Fine & Forfeiture
• $1,033.46 · Section 8 Housing/HUD
• $286,466.37 · Tourist Dev. Council
• $540,221.37 · Solid Waste Enterprise
• $5,605.65 · Recreation Plat Fee
• $5,100.00 · Sidewalk Fund
• $14,988.67 · Capital Projects Fund
• $15,464,983.81 · Total EAL

Approved on the consent agenda. Agreement between Board of County Commissioners, Walton County Sheriff's Office, and State of Florida Department of Health for Fiscal Year 2025 Opioid Implementation Plan funding.

Approved on the consent agenda. Resolution 2025-21 amending the Fiscal Year 2025 budget in the General Fund for unanticipated grant revenue.

• $564,725.30 · Old Town Santa Rosa TMDL Water Quality Restoration Phase 1 Project
• $1,599,756.41 · Allen Loop Drainage Improvement Project

Approved on the consent agenda. Task Order for design of a northbound right turn lane at the intersection of CR 393 and US Highway 98.

• $150,716.00 · Design services for northbound right turn lane at CR 393 and US Highway 98 intersection with Halff

Where: CR 393 and U.S. Highway 98

Approved on the consent agenda to accept the RESTORE Direct Component Grant No. RDCGR250613-01-00 with the US Department of Treasury for the Allen Loop Drainage Improvement project.

Approved. Purchase of a John Deere CP40G cold planer (asphalt mining equipment) for beach operations.

• $33,500.00 · John Deere CP40G cold planer (asphalt mining equipment)

Approved. Change Order No.1 to Task Order ENG 24-04 with POLY, Inc. for additional Professional Engineering Services for Mossy Head Wastewater Treatment Facility Permit Renewal due to increased regulatory requirements from FDEP.

• $13,645.00 · Additional Professional Engineering Services for Mossy Head Wastewater Treatment Facility Permit Renewal

Approved on the consent agenda. Exercise of First Option to Renew the Admission Fee Waiver/Reimbursement Agreement with Grayton Beach State Park for May 24, 2025 through September 1, 2025.

Approved. Change Order No. 2 to Contract No. 24-08 with JM Phelps Construction, LLC for changes necessary for completion of Grayton Beach Municipal Parking Facility.

• $80,385.00 · Change Order No. 2 for Grayton Beach Municipal Parking Facility

Approved on the consent agenda to approve committee members.

Approved on the consent agenda. Contract renewal for online permit platform software services from May 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.

• $13,500 · CitizenServe online permit platform software services from May 1, 2025 - April 30, 2026

Approved on the consent agenda. Contract with Quantum Partners, LLC d/b/a SwiftGov for Artificial Intelligence review support for Planning and Development Services.

Approved on the consent agenda. Resolution 2025-22 recognizing the week of May 18-24, 2025, as National Public Works Week.

Removed from the consent agenda at the administrator's request and approved separately on the consent agenda.

Approved on the consent agenda to advertise an RFP for public relations services.

Approved on the consent agenda. Resolution 2025-23 designating May as Art Month.

Approved to schedule and advertise a special meeting for an executive session on May 13, 2025, regarding Samuel A. Osborne vs Walton County litigation.

Approved. Direction to Facilities Maintenance staff to ensure all county-owned community center facilities have State of Florida and United States flags and to allocate Facilities Maintenance funds for flag purchases.