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Walton County keeps Ballard Partners as federal lobbyist but requires a commissioner briefing by Jan. 1
Summary
After commissioners said they had received few updates from Ballard Partners, the board approved exercising the first renewal option but conditioned it on a presentation to all five commissioners by Jan. 1 and retained the county's right to terminate if performance does not improve.
Walton County commissioners debated whether to exercise a one-year renewal of a federal lobbying contract with Ballard Partners (contract number 23-21). Several commissioners said they had not received regular briefings from the firm and questioned whether the county was getting adequate value for approximately $96,000 annually.
Commissioners noted the county previously had a smaller firm that provided…
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