Brad Alford County facilities and parks manager filed a formal complaint against Cecilia Jones and her husband Jerry Jones.
Among the allegations:
1.) Commissioner Jones regularly interferes with or involves herself in the day to day operations of the County through herself or a third party intermediary (spouse Jerry Jones) often times for the sole benefit of herself, her family, or friends to the detriment of the County and County taxpayers.
Examples...sending text messages directly to public works staff on how to carry out tasks, direction to a co worker to send her every email involving Alford and direction to Walton County Human Resources NOT to hire anyone associated with Alford or anyone else from Holmes County. (ALL THIS DESPITE THE ORDERS FROM THE 2015 GRAND JURY REPORT THAT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS NOT BE INVOLVED IN THE DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS OF COUNTY BUSINESS)
2.) Alford alleges that Jerry Jones has followed him on more than one occasion as he left his job for the day to coach basketball in Holmes County.
3.) Alford alleges Cecilia Jones DIRECTED construction by county staff of a park near a home under her ownership off North Eden Park Drive and also ordered a privacy fence bordering Gaskin Park using COUNTY FUNDS after Walton County Public Works denied the property owners request.
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