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Sep 23, 2025County Commission
County Commission
The Walton County Board of County Commissioners met on September 23, 2025, to address various administrative, budget, and development matters. The board approved routine consent agenda items including expenditure payments totaling $8.5 million, several grants and service agreements, and multiple requests for public hearings on building and fire code amendments. Key substantive actions included approving a $93,750 solid waste grant, refunding approximately $1.5 million in mobility fees collected before Senate Bill 180, authorizing an office lease transfer for District 4's commissioner, approving a shade structure purchase for Ghenstvile Park at an estimated $105,771, and approving a development order application for a modular clinic on Frank Maska Drive. The board also adopted the Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) for the Comprehensive Plan with revisions to the recreational element, and deferred a Building Department office proposal at the South Walton Annex (approximately $8 million in building funds) pending updated cost estimates and reserve calculations. A department head confirmation motion failed, leading to a revised motion confirming several positions while excluding others, and the board defunded marketing allocations for two event grant organizations.
- Public safetyPublic Hearing - Fire Prevention and Protection Code Amendments
Sep 9, 2025County Commission
County Commission
The Walton County Board of Commissioners met on September 9, 2025, and approved a consent agenda that included grant awards for law enforcement equipment, fiber optic cable installation at the State Attorney's Office, machinery donations, opioid settlement agreements, road improvements, and contract approvals for tourism and parks services. Outside of the consent agenda, the Board adopted a resolution recognizing Forensic Science Week, awarded a parking management contract, discussed Section 8 housing challenges, approved a Building Permit Fee abatement resolution, considered the Freeport Library relocation and teen center proposal, discussed the former Choctaw Beach Fire Station, and deferred decisions on Highway 98 code enforcement standards and the Echelon condominium project (which will be heard by a magistrate rather than the Board). The Board also approved the continuation of the Comprehensive Plan Evaluation and Appraisal Report to its September 23 meeting and approved a rezoning for Juan's Auto Repair.
- Public safetyFlorida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Fiscal Year 2024 JAG-C Grant Award Agreement
- Public safetyFlorida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Fiscal Year 2024 JAG-D Grant Award Agreement
Aug 26, 2025County Commission
County Commission
The Walton County Board of County Commissioners met on August 26, 2025, with four commissioners present (Commissioner Brad Drake was absent). The board approved numerous consent agenda items including budget amendments for the South Walton Senior Center totaling over $500,000 from recreational plat fees and ad valorem tax revenues, software and service contracts, and several grant applications. The board also awarded a contract for $1,469,728.30 to construct the Eagle Springs Golf Course Phase One Maintenance Building. Two ordinances amending the county code to establish positions for the Chief Financial Officer and clarify the County Administrator role were adopted. The board approved the Bennett Property purchase for $12,000,000, extended the Morrison Spring entry program through September 30, 2025, and approved resolutions for special assessments in the Daughette Canal and Fire Rescue districts. Major discussion items included code enforcement fines totaling over $4 million, nonprofit agency funding policy changes, and allocation of $33,000 for Mossy Head Community Center repairs and $63,000 for Helen McCall park improvements. The board also directed staff to issue a Request for Proposal for a ride share program and authorized a future special executive session regarding pending litigation.
- Public safetyNational Preparedness Month Recognition
Jul 22, 2025County Commission
County Commission
The Walton County Board of Commissioners met on July 22, 2025, and approved numerous consent agenda items, including budget amendments, facility improvements, and grant applications. The board allocated $500,000 from Managed Vendor Program funds for an ADA-accessible fishing pier and kayak launch at the former Choctaw Beach Fire Station, and approved up to $30,000 from District One Recreational Plat Fees for a safety guard rail at Choctaw Beach Park, with approximately $54,000 reallocated for remodeling the former fire station. The commissioners also adopted Resolution 2025-42 establishing a county-wide Watershed Master Plan, abandoned a portion of an alley in Walton County Plat Book 2, Page 66A, and approved Regional Utilities' franchise transfer for the Inlet Water System. The board addressed concerns about SB 180's impact on development and discussed restructuring the tourism event grant program to focus on new county-based events. Additionally, the commissioners authorized staff to engage an architectural firm to assess the Thriftway building and explore a governmental center concept near the DeFuniak Springs Courthouse.
- Public safety2025-2026 Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Grant Application
- Public safety2025-2026 Citizen Corps (CC) Grant Application
- Public safetyAmendment No. 1 and Third Option to Renew Disaster Response Services Agreement with DRC Emergency Services, LLC
Jul 8, 2025County Commission
County Commission
The Walton County Board of County Commissioners met on July 8, 2025, and approved numerous administrative items including IT infrastructure purchases, engineering contracts, and environmental initiatives. The board de-obligated recreational plat fee funding for the Boys & Girls Club and reallocated farmer's market funding to an agriculture center project. A significant discussion centered on the Event Grant Program, where board members expressed concern about a proposed $200,000 budget reduction affecting community events supported by tourism tax revenue. The board also approved structural assessment work on a historic DeFuniak Springs building, established an opioid settlement grant oversight partnership, suspended enforcement of ordinances affected by recent state legislation, and authorized obtaining independent appraisals for potential acquisition of the Alderberry Property. Additionally, the board appointed Clay Adkinson as permanent County Attorney and Brian Kellenberger as permanent County Administrator.
- Public safetyDuress Alarms for Courthouse and Annex
Jun 23, 2025County Commission
County Commission
The Walton County Board of Commissioners met on June 23, 2025, and approved eleven consent agenda items including agreements for emergency shelter partnerships, a solid waste contract amendment, road closures for community events, and a three-year housing program partnership. The board also approved a self-funded health insurance plan for employees, authorized a letter to state representatives urging funding for emergency management systems that lost state support, adopted an ordinance clarifying the County Administrator position, and removed a prohibition on short-term rentals in accessory dwelling units to align with state law. Commissioners discussed vendor rotation procedures, requested an audit of the Planning Department's fee collection processes, approved an alley abandonment, allocated $150,000 for dog park improvements, and initiated discussions on land development code changes and design standards for scenic corridors.
- Public safetyWebEOC and DEMES Funding Letter to State Representatives
May 27, 2025County Commission
County Commission
The Walton County Board of Commissioners met on May 27, 2025, and approved a consent agenda that included multiple grants and contracts totaling over $20 million, along with routine administrative items. The board also adopted a resolution setting residential waste container rates at $17.49 per unit, recognized retiring county employees with 22 and 18 years of service, and heard presentations on a proposed PGA Tour golf tournament sponsorship (at $6 million annually), short-term rental compliance efforts, and facility improvements. The board directed staff to pursue PGA Tour negotiations and postponed discussion of re-establishing a Tourism Department Executive Director position until the fiscal year 2026 budget process. The board also addressed property matters, fire prevention updates, and approved installation of public rescue tubes at beach access areas.
- Public safetyDefense Community Infrastructure Program (DCIP) Grant Application for Mossy Head Fire Station
- Public safetyRotary International Public Beach Rescue Tube Installation
- Public safetyGrady Brown Park Facility Fire Update
Mar 25, 2025County Commission
County Commission
The Walton County Board of Commissioners met on March 25, 2025, with four of five commissioners present. The board approved the consent agenda including routine expenditures totaling $14.7 million, approved design services for the Mack Bayou and Sandestin Lane Connector Road ($368,214), and awarded a construction contract for the South Walton Multi-Use Trail project to C.W. Roberts ($2,283,819). The board directed the Planning Commission to schedule a public workshop on neighborhood planning ordinance changes, adopted a 60-day moratorium on extractive uses and ground penetration within two miles of water wells in the Rock Hill area to protect the county's water supply, and approved joining the Governor's EOG DOGE program for internal audits and efficiencies. The confirmation of Tarey Franxman as Human Resources Director failed in a 2-2 vote. Several items were discussed regarding beach access at Walton Dunes and senior center locations without formal decisions.
- Public safetyRebecca Bryan 911 Coordinator Designation
- Public safetyE911 Grant Agreement Amendment
- Public safetyP25 Radio System Project Master Services Agreement
Mar 11, 2025County Commission
County Commission
The Walton County Board of Commissioners held a regular meeting on March 11, 2025, with four commissioners present (Chair Donna Johns, Vice Chair Dan Curry, Commissioner Danny Glidewell, and Commissioner Brad Drake; Commissioner Tony Anderson absent). The board approved a consent agenda encompassing routine matters and multiple budget amendments totaling approximately $8.7 million, including grant funding for disaster relief and a major public safety communications system project. Key non-consent items included approval of a $20.15 million grant for a countywide public safety communications system, authorization for the Chair to travel for a potential PGA marketing opportunity, approval of a Hurricane Debby hazard mitigation grant application, and direction to investigate property purchases for a senior center. The board also took action on land development code matters, approved appointments to the Affordable Housing Committee, authorized new rules for Morrison Springs, and requested staff to review all interlocal and funding agreements.
- Public safetyAir Methods Corporation Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
- Public safetyHurricane Debby Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Application
- Public safetyTriumph Gulf Coast Public Safety Communications System Grant
Feb 25, 2025County Commission
County Commission
The Walton County Board of Commissioners met on February 25, 2025, and addressed a variety of items including two additions to the agenda. The board approved routine consent agenda items totaling over $16.5 million in expenditures, including contracts for solid waste collection, fuel management systems, engineering services, and park maintenance. In a major quasi-judicial decision, the board denied the Blackstone PUD Amendment by a 5-0 vote, citing inconsistency with public health, safety, and welfare based on extensive public testimony. The board also adopted Ordinance 2025-04 regulating public boat ramps and established a new permit fee structure, approved a hiring resolution regarding county hiring practices, and made several district-specific decisions including allocating vessel registration funds for boat ramp repairs and supporting the Life Enrichment Senior Center. The meeting included lengthy public hearings on the PUD amendment and boat ramp regulations.
- Public safetyOrdinance 2025-04 - Public Boat Ramp Regulations and Permitting
- Public safetyTwo FTE Positions for Code Compliance Department
Feb 11, 2025County Commission
County Commission
The Walton County Board of County Commissioners met on February 11, 2025, in Santa Rosa Beach due to building maintenance issues in DeFuniak Springs. The Board approved several consent agenda items including a $1 million transportation fund amendment for a pedestrian master plan, authorized a Beach Ambassador Program with two full-time and up to 30 part-time employees at an annual cost not to exceed $500,000, appointed members to the Library Advisory Board and other volunteer boards, approved a contract revision with the Krizner Group for human resources support, and rescheduled the Blackstone PUD Amendment hearing to February 25. The Board also provided direction to staff regarding reinstituting a Local Income Pool to support North Walton Doctors Hospital and to continue assisting the hospital with a Rural Economic Development Loan.
- Public safetyBeach Ambassador Program
Jan 28, 2025County Commission
County Commission
The Walton County Board of Commissioners held a regular meeting on January 28, 2025, at the South Walton Annex Board Room. With four commissioners present (Chair Donna Johns, Vice Chair Dan Curry, Commissioner Danny Glidewell, and Commissioner Brad Drake), the board approved a consent agenda containing routine items and several grants and contracts. They approved state and federal legislative funding priorities, including $5.5 million for a health department facility expansion and a traffic signal installation; adopted a low-speed vehicle ordinance; approved a managed vending services contract and a bollard lighting system for beach areas; and scheduled a public hearing on boating regulations. The board also approved closing documents for two real estate transactions and gave direction on several policy matters including monster house regulations and minimum wage discussions.
- Public safetyFDLE Fiscal Year 2023 JAG-C Grant Award Agreement

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