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At a glance: key votes from Walton County BCC meeting, March 25, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal actions the Board of County Commissioners took on contracts, claims and task orders at the March 25 meeting.
Here are the formal actions taken by the Walton County Board of County Commissioners on March 25, 2025. This list summarizes motions approved or considered at the meeting and the outcomes recorded in the official proceedings.
- Task order ENG2503 (Design services for MacBayou–Sandestin connector, Hanson Professional Services Inc.): Approved. Amount not to exceed $368,214.17. (See full article.)
- Property damage release, Claim No. 96A34287089: Approved. The county accepted $10,000 policy-limits settlement for property damage to a county code compliance 2017 Chevrolet Colorado and will auction the vehicle; risk management estimated vehicle value between $11,000 and $16,000. Motion passed by voice vote.
- Master Services Agreement with West Coast Tower Holdings d/b/a CitySwitch (radio tower infrastructure for P25 radio system): Approved. Commission authorized chair to sign; county staff said this is the first of four infrastructure-phase agreements and additional equipment-phase agreements will follow. Public comment confirmed the project includes equipment purchases for volunteer fire radios.
- ITB 25‑04 (South Walton multi‑use trail/MacBayou Pedestrian Improvements Phase 1) — award to C.W. Roberts: Approved; contract value read into record as $2,000,283,819.20. Motion passed by voice vote.
- Change order to task order 24‑003B (irrigation well design for Legion’s Park improvements): Approved in the amount of $2,750. The board approved the change order after public comment about local drainage and water-table conditions at Legion’s Park.
- Confirmation of HR department head (Terry Franksman): Motion to confirm failed on a 2–2 vote; outcome preserves the status quo (Franksman remains employed but not board-confirmed). The board directed staff to draft ordinance options clarifying confirmation procedures.
- 60‑day moratorium on extractive/in‑ground activities within two miles of county water wells: Approved. The board directed staff to coordinate with Florida DEP and the Northwest Florida Water Management District, compile monitoring data and return with recommended ordinance language and interagency findings.
All motions were taken in open session; where a roll‑call tally was not read into the record the board’s outcome was announced by voice vote.
