Can Anyone explain...

Can of hard to make an informed decision with the info provided.

Can of hard to make an informed decision with the info provided.

The particulars are there.

Allegedly Walton County is a drug free work place. Its just my opinion that someone/anyone who had been busted for drugs, wouldn't be a consideration for employment regardless of the when and where and being suspended from another position is just the icing. Maybe an actual background check might have made this a non-consideration?

The other charges are what they are.

Why on earth the County would even consider elevating someones position who...

1.) Was arrested on drug charges? (marijuana)
2.) Was suspended from another job because of the charge?
3.) Was charged with operating a motor vehicle while license was suspended or revoked and attaching a tag not assigned?
4.) Does not work well with others?

I'm having a hard enough time just trying to figure out how this person got a job to start with, let alone why the County would even consider elevating their position. or see them as a viable candidate.

Was he convicted?
Suspended from the other job does not equate to being fired. Was he fired?
Why was his licensed suspended or revoked? Didn't have insurance on his car? Not sure why they would place the wrong tag on the car unless they just couldn't afford one.
Sorry he/ she don't work well with others. Does he have a certain talent for the job that may not be available? How long ago were these things? Second chance?
As I don't know who it is we are talking about and Bob Hudson seems to disagree with you, I am still unable to make a decision.

Just fat fingered the screen trying to scroll through the posts on my phone.

I remove the comment made in error.

I will speak on the individual where it counts not on social media.

Was he convicted?

By convicted if you mean sentenced...yes.

Suspended from the other job does not equate to being fired. Was he fired?

Shoulda been but no. (It is a drug free workplace.)

Why was his licensed suspended or revoked? Didn't have insurance on his car? Not sure why they would place the wrong tag on the car unless they just couldn't afford one.

An arrest report doesn't tell you why a license is suspended or revoked it only says that it was. Just because you can't afford to buy a tag doesn't mean you're allowed to break the law either. That's not an excuse.

Sorry he/ she don't work well with others. Does he have a certain talent for the job that may not be available? How long ago were these things? Second chance?

So are you saying the County should lower their standards and policies to give someone a second chance? A lot of people in the County have gotten far more chances than they deserved...its why we keep recycling. That needs to stop. I think there are people imminently more qualified for the position than the person in question!

As I don't know who it is we are talking about and Bob Hudson seems to disagree with you, I am still unable to make a decision.

Mr. Hudson answered for himself. I have also spoken about my dissatisfaction with this individual in the appropriate venue!

Hum...Does the person we are trying to guess currently serve on the DeFuniak Springs City Council?

Hum...Does the person we are trying to guess currently serve on the DeFuniak Springs City Council?

Is that a rhetorical question?

If County policy dictates that even the County Administrator does not have a take home vehicle and that only public works people who are on call can take a County vehicle home, can someone explain this...

I should have added that these images were taken today and the County Administrator explained to me at the last BCC meeting this employee had already been talked to about taking a County vehicle to conduct City Business and attend City Council meetings and the situation had been "addressed".

Oops...evidently not.

That would appear to be the Walton County Interm-Head of Planning and DFS City Councilman at a house, I'm presuming it's his...?

BOC 5249 is the County Vehicle assigned to him.

That would appear to be the Walton County Interm-Head of Planning and DFS City Councilman at a house, I'm presuming it's his...?

BOC 5249 is the County Vehicle assigned to him.

You caught me!

Yes, he is an ELECTED official and yes, yes, yes and yes.

Was he convicted?
Suspended from the other job does not equate to being fired. Was he fired?
Why was his licensed suspended or revoked? Didn't have insurance on his car? Not sure why they would place the wrong tag on the car unless they just couldn't afford one.
Sorry he/ she don't work well with others. Does he have a certain talent for the job that may not be available? How long ago were these things? Second chance?
As I don't know who it is we are talking about and Bob Hudson seems to disagree with you, I am still unable to make a decision.

The vagueness is intentional, Bob. It creates a straw man that Kaydence can rail against. Is this what False News means?

The vagueness is intentional, Bob. It creates a straw man that Kaydence can rail against. Is this what False News means?

Once again @graytonbeachguy, you have no clue what you're talking about.

This is an elected City official who also works for the county. When hired by the City he had absolutely no experience what-so-ever in planning. None, zip, zero, nada!

He was suspended from his job as a City employee after being busted for drugs and his employment file is a matter of PUBLIC RECORD. His driving record is also PUBLIC RECORD.

He was also employed by the County and was not absolutely honest on his original employment application when asked if he had ever been suspended from any other job. (Again, ALL PUBLIC RECORD) He was part and parcel of the problems in the planning department when fees were allegedly never collected OR mysteriously went missing and the county lost nearly 1 million dollars. He continues to be part of the problem!

He was taking a county vehicle to conduct private and City business including attending Council meetings. If you would like smart beach guy, ask Larry Jones if I didn't have the conversation with him regarding the personal use of a county vehicle by this employee at a BCC meeting just a couple weeks ago, where he affirmed that in fact, they had spoken to this employee/Elected City Official and it would NOT happen again.

READ the grand jury report too smart beach guy. Listen to the taped depositions Bob Hudson spoke of at the last BCC meeting. Get your facts straight!

Whether you choose to believe this or not there are people trying to work for the good of SoWal to prevent the WCSBA and its associates (you are among them) from controlling SoWal's destiny. There are people who want to see the Comp Plan brought into compliance with the State mandated Land Development Code and prevent developers from running roughshod over the planning department as EVIDENCED by the grand jury investigation! There are people who want experienced planners versus those who simply got a job because of who their daddy is/was and were never qualified for the position.

The County must do better about conducting background checks on potential employees, especially those whose positions mean that they will be directing the day to day operations of a department that has been the main source of dissension and conflict for the folks of South Walton. They must eradicate nepotism and the "good ole boy syndrome" and hire the best QUALIFIED applicant!

The only "fake news" here is the fact that by virtue of your own association with the people directly involved in all the conflict, the WCSBA might just have NO say in who the next planning director is.

That scenario is a win win for South Walton!

See below for an excerpt from the Auditor Generals Report that directly addresses the hiring in the Planning Department. Sloppy HR Work and Sloppy Management, all done to hurry up and hire somebody's friend or family, all at the expense of Walton County Taxpayers. It's the Friends and Family Plan.

"The County must do better about conducting background checks on potential employees, especially those whose positions mean that they will be directing the day to day operations of a department that has been the main source of dissension and conflict for the folks of South Walton. They must eradicate nepotism and the "good ole boy syndrome" and hire the best QUALIFIED applicant!" (Kaydence Quote)

EXCERPT FROM REPORT:

• For an employee hired as a Planning Assistant, BCC personnel did not initially obtain the
  individual’s official transcripts to verify education credentials or document verification of relevant
  work experience. BCC personnel indicated that it was common knowledge that the employee
  previously owned a local business for several years, which satisfied the requirement of equivalent
  work experience. Subsequent to our inquiries, BCC personnel obtained, and provided for our
• Report No. 2017-123
  Page 14 March 2017
  examination in November 2016, the employee’s official transcripts, which confirmed that the
  employee met the educational requirements for the position.
  of the employee’s bachelor’s degree; however, BCC personnel did not obtain the official
  transcripts to verify the education credentials for the employee. Subsequent to our inquiries, the
  HR Department obtained, and provided for our examination in November 2016, the official
  transcripts for the employee, which confirmed that the employee met the educational
  requirements for the position.
   For another employee hired as a Planning Assistant and for an employee hired as a Senior
  Planner, BCC records did not document verifications of the relevant work experience. BCC
  personnel indicated that it was common knowledge that the individual hired as a Planning
  Assistant was previously employed at a local insurance agency for many years. For the Senior
  Planner, BCC personnel indicated that the employee had a professional engineering license,
  which requires 4 years of related work experience, and satisfied the requirement of at least
  8 years’ experience when combined with the employee’s bachelor’s degree. However, since the
  BCC job description for a Senior Planner requires 8 years’ experience in professional planning or
  related field in addition to a master’s degree, BCC records did not demonstrate that the
  employee’s qualifications met the required equivalent combination of training and experience.