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Walton County split 2–2 on confirmation of new HR director; commissioners debate adopting ordinance
Summary
Walton County commissioners split 2–2 on March 25 over confirmation of Terry Franksman as human resources director; the motion to confirm failed and the board directed staff to draft ordinance options to clarify future confirmations.
A motion to confirm Terry Franksman as department head of Walton County’s Human Resources Department failed on a 2–2 vote at the March 25 Board of County Commissioners meeting. Commissioners who voted in favor cited past practice and the desire to provide clarity; those opposed said the county has not formally adopted the portion of Florida Statutes that would require confirmation and questioned confirming a hire after the employee already started work.
County staff told the board that Franksman was hired in March 2024 and that the county had used a…
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