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Commissioners pause prior hiring practice, direct legal to draft confirmation process
Summary
After heated debate over Florida statute 125.74 and local practice, the Walton County commission voted to stop relying on the prior informal 2017 confirmation practice and directed county attorneys to draft a formal confirmation policy and hold a public workshop.
Walton County commissioners moved to end the informal hiring-confirmation practice the board had followed and asked county legal staff to draft a written confirmation process for future department-head appointments.
The item began with a contentious discussion about Florida Statute 125.74, which addresses county-administrator powers and the confirmation of department heads. County counsel advised the board that the statute applies to a county only if the county expressly adopts that part of the…
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