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. Direction to staff to draft an ordinance amending the current Scenic Corridor 30A sign and U.S. Highway 98 Scenic Corridor design standards.

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. Walton County Roadway Activities Application Road Closure Request form to allow temporary closure of County Road 280 and County Road 280A for the 4th Annual Sprint Triathlon on May 3, 2025.

Where: County Road 280; County Road 280A

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. Award of Invitation to Bid No. 24-34 for the Driftwood Road Municipal Parking Facility project to Elite Building Group and authorization to sign Contract No. 24-34.

• $2,210,719.12 · Contract No. 24-34 for Driftwood Road Municipal Parking Facility project with Elite Building Group

Approved on the consent agenda. Agreement transferring the sewer and water franchise of Inlet Beach Water System, Inc. to Florida Community Services Corp. of Walton County, Inc. (Regional Utilities).

Approved on the consent agenda. 2024-2029 Interlocal Agreement between Walton County and the Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance of Northwest Florida State College for water quality sampling services on the Coastal Dune Lakes.

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 to apply for a National Fish and Wildlife Foundation grant for the Choctawhatchee Bay Living Shoreline project and authorize the Environmental Manager to administer the grant.

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

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. 24-07 with Grand Bay Commercial Construction, LLC for Cessna Landing Park Improvement Project increasing contract amount.

• $24,569.13 · Change Order No. 2 for Cessna Landing Park Improvement Project

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. Allocation of up to $8,000 in general revenue capital funding to create an Air Heart One Memorial at Pilcher Park honoring Pilot Tom Palcic, Flight Nurse Jack Chase, and Paramedic Robert Heighton who perished in a crash in 2004.

• $8,000 · General revenue capital funding for Air Heart One Memorial at Pilcher Park

Where: Pilcher Park

Approved. Site location for a community/senior center to be located at the South Walton Annex Complex on a 2.5-acre parcel immediately west of the parking lot, with a potential 6,400 square-foot facility, no impact to wetlands.

Where: South Walton Annex Complex

Approved. Allocation of District 1 Recreational Plat Fees for improvements to outdoor basketball courts at Choctaw Beach Community Center.

• $11,000 · District 1 Recreational Plat Fees for basketball court improvements at Choctaw Beach Community Center

Where: Choctaw Beach Community Center

Approved. Utilization of Vessel Registration Fees to fund installation of boat tie-off piles at the Grady Brown Boat Ramp area.

• $17,000 · Vessel Registration funds for boat tie-off piles at Grady Brown Boat Ramp area

Where: Grady Brown Boat Ramp

Approved. Allocation of $345,000 in District 4 Recreational Plat Fees for purchase of ADA-compliant playground equipment and irrigation at Paradise Park.

• $345,000 · District 4 Recreational Plat Fees for playground equipment and irrigation at Paradise Park

Where: Paradise Park

Approved on the consent agenda to approve committee members.

Approved on the consent agenda to renew the license agreement for Seascape Beach.

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.