County Commission

Removed from consent agenda and approved. Task Order No. 26-01 approved with Halff and Associates, Inc. for design and permitting services for Eastern Lake Regional Beach Access project.

• $451,165.15 · Task Order 26-01 for design and permitting services for Eastern Lake Regional Beach Access project

Where: 19-3S-18-16080-000-0120; 19-3S-18-16080-000-0130; 24-3S-19-25120-000-0254

Approved. Request approved for direction and approval to advertise and schedule a public hearing for ordinance adoption regarding the conservation easement program on December 9, 2025.

Passed on the consent agenda. Approvals included General Fund $2,462,464.40, Public Works $710,210.02, Building Department $33,875.96, N.W. Mosquito Control $1,156.75, Fine & Forfeiture $16,948,960.35, Section 8 Housing/HUD $232,188.15, Tourist Dev. Council $514,663.35, Solid Waste Enterprise $1,659,611.87, Recreation Plat Fee $3,310.63, and Capital Projects Fund $744,138.12.

• $2,462,464.40 · General Fund
• $710,210.02 · Public Works
• $33,875.96 · Building Department
• $1,156.75 · N.W. Mosquito Control
• $16,948,960.35 · Fine & Forfeiture
• $232,188.15 · Section 8 Housing/HUD
• $514,663.35 · Tourist Dev. Council
• $1,659,611.87 · Solid Waste Enterprise
• $3,310.63 · Recreation Plat Fee
• $744,138.12 · Capital Projects Fund
• $23,310,579.60 · Total Expenditure Approval List

Approved. Request from the City of DeFuniak Springs to change the process of remitting sales tax funds to the County from the Small County Surtax. The City will now remit monthly instead of annually, retaining two-thirds of state funding and remitting one-third to the County for solid waste operations.

Approved. Request approved to advertise and hold a public hearing on November 24, 2025, at 1:00 PM in the South Walton Courthouse Annex for the Fiscal Year 2026 carryforward of Recreation Plat Fees and Tourism Department Capital Projects funding.

Passed on the consent agenda. Task Order No. ENG 25-14 with Panhandle Engineering & Construction, Inc. (PECS) approved for continuing engineering services for the design of CR 395 and US 98 Intersection Improvements.

• $134,685.00 · Task Order ENG 25-14 for design services for CR 395 and US 98 Intersection Improvements

Approved. Request approved to authorize the Chair to sign the 2025 County Maintained Road Index.

Passed on the consent agenda. Quotation #Q-567765-1 approved for a three-year User Interface Subscription and Warranty for the Electric Vehicle Charging Stations at the Grayton Beach Municipal Parking Facility.

Approved. Motion approved to test five surface water sampling sites within the Alaqua Creek area for a series of metals, with cost not to exceed $10,000. Board also directed staff to obtain water quality testing quotes for the Bruce Creek and Seven Runs Creek areas.

• $10,000 · Water quality testing for five surface water sampling sites in Alaqua Creek area not to exceed

Passed on the consent agenda. Request approved to allocate $100,000 in District Four Recreational Plat Fees for Helen McCall Park improvements.

• $100,000 · District Four Recreational Plat Fees for Helen McCall Park improvements

Passed on the consent agenda. Notice of Commencement approved for construction of bleacher shade structures at the South Walton Sports Complex.

Where: 240 MC Davis Blvd, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459; 05-3S-18-16000-001-0022

Passed on the consent agenda. Facilities Rental Agreement approved with the Boys and Girls Club of the Emerald Coast for gym facilities utilization in 2026 for recreation basketball practices and games.

Where: 427 Greenway Trail SRB, FL

Multiple approvals granted. Four-Mile Creek boat ramp repair approved using vessel registration fees not to exceed $40,000. Pitts Bayshore dock area construction approved using $50,000 from District 1 recreational plat fees. Previously allocated $100,000 from District 1 recreational plat fees for Bureau of Land Management property was voided and funds returned to the District 1 recreation plat fee fund.

• $40,000 · Four-Mile Creek boat ramp repair using vessel registration fees
• $50,000 · Pitts Bayshore dock area construction from District 1 recreational plat fees
• $100,000 · Previously allocated District 1 recreational plat fees for Bureau of Land Management property - voided

Update provided on Eagle Springs golf course and bar and grill operations with no formal action taken. A discussion ensued regarding a potential resolution to increase daily golf course fees by five percent, with an update on that proposal to be presented to the Board in the future.

Approved with modification. Original motion to waive golf course operational fees was withdrawn. Motion approved to allow the Walton County FFA Tractor Museum non-profit golf tournament event at the Eagle Springs Golf Course and Recreation Center, with Supple coordinating the event details.

Removed from consent agenda and approved. Request approved to proceed with asbestos removal, handling, and disposal services for the old Thrift-Way building.

• $75,000 · Asbestos removal, handling, and disposal services for old Thrift-Way building not to exceed

Passed on the consent agenda. Request approved to advertise solicitations for the separation and crushing of concrete debris located at the landfill.

Passed on the consent agenda. Third party agreement approved with Key Data Dashboard, Inc. and Datafy for integrated data sharing and visualization.

Removed from consent agenda. No action was taken on the request to purchase an F-250 4x4 for Beach Operations. The Board requested a comparison of F150 versus F250 options be provided at the next regular meeting.

• $64,400.00 · Original amount for F-250 4x4 purchase for Beach Operations
• $69,400.00 · Updated amount for F-250 4x4 purchase for Beach Operations

Approved. Board authorized the Chair to send opposition letters to Governor Ivey and the State Oil and Gas Board of Alabama concerning a proposed Class 6 CO2 carbon recovery and storage well and pipeline project in Covington County, Alabama. Motion was amended to include submitting the letter to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and Region 4 for Underground Inspection Control (UIC).

Approved with conditions. Contract renewal approved with requirement that Ballard Partners contact all Board members, Administrator Kellenberger, and Scott Brannon by January 1, 2026, to provide the Board with an update on current and proposed federal efforts.

Approved. Request approved to authorize the Chair to sign the Walton County Housing Confirmation of Entity.

Approved with amendments. Resolution 2025-80 adopted to establish a policy and procedure for the disposition of imposed Code Compliance fines and liens, with a condition authorizing the County Administrator not to implement the foreclosure process and directing staff to draft an amnesty program to address outstanding code fines prior to implementation of the foreclosure process.

Approved. Extension approved for the Bennett Property closing not to exceed 30 days to allow the County surveyor to verify the corrected legal description.

Approved. Request approved to schedule and advertise a special meeting for Executive Session regarding ROC Interests, LLC vs. Walton County, Case No. 2025CA411.

Approved. Commissioner Glidewell requested staff to schedule the next joint BCC/TDC meeting in December with quarterly meetings to follow. The Board discussed scheduling the TDC joint meeting for December 9, 2025, at the South Walton location at 9:30 a.m., and the December 9, 2025, Regular Meeting at 1:00 p.m. in DeFuniak Springs.

Approved. Request approved to relocate District 2 offices to the existing rear section of the former Glendale school facility with renovation costs of approximately $50,000.

• $50,000 · Renovation costs for District 2 office relocation to former Glendale school facility

Approved. Request approved to increase bailiff pay to $50 per hour with a three-hour minimum.

Discussed. Administrator Kellenberger noted the Purchasing Department completed the proposed Request For Proposal (RFP) for the ride share program. Discussion ensued regarding placing the advertisement request on the Consent Agenda for the November 24, 2025, Regular Meeting.