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Commissioners deadlock on reinstating executive director for tourism; public and bed‑tax collectors press for position
Summary
After hours of debate and public comment, Walton County commissioners could not agree (2–2) to place a new executive director for the Tourist Development Council as a direct report to the Board of County Commissioners; supporters including many bed‑tax collectors urged the board to approve the role to strengthen destination marketing.
Walton County commissioners debated for more than an hour whether to add an executive director position for the Tourist Development Council (TDC) and where that position should sit in the county organizational chart. The board ultimately failed to approve the proposal to place the executive director under the Board of County Commissioners.
County staff proposed several organizational alternatives: placing the executive director as a direct report to the BCC (proposal E), placing the position under the county administrator (proposal B), or other permutations assigning…
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