Why not make the threshold a unanimous vote for such a monumental change?
Walton TDC Director Jay Tusa Fired
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Well it is a pretty small city.
At the last BCC meeting it was clear that commissioners have decapitated the TDC and want to make it like any other guvment department with a manager or managers who are on a tight leash. No more high paid professional directors touching purse strings. No more search committees or interviews. Look out for big bed tax collectors to organize behind closed doors in order to advance their own BCC candidates next time. Puppet Tony seems to be the only one paying them mind at the moment.
I just read the article from the Walton Sun. First I will say that some of what I read appeared confusing. The one thing I think I gleaned from it was raising the level of accountability of those that are direct report. The idea of a trickle down effect to other departments isn't leadership as much as it is hoping this comes to pass. If you want leaders to lead then those who are at the top need to set the example and set the policies. As for what they determine to be fair pay, I will say that you will get what you pay for, whether it is a County Manager, TDC Director or an Attorney. As they are all direct report, you have to wonder who failed for so long? In fairness those 3 positions would be one I wouldn't want to direct report to, because every 2 years you could be finding out someone doesn't like you and could be terminated for decisions of a previous board.
Read the article about the Bed Tax Collectors wanting a meeting. The thing I am struggling with is who the lawyer is and why he did not advise both the Commissioners and the TDC that it wasn't required to spend 40% on advertising. Seems he has been the TDC lawyer for a while. Hopefully the BCC are going to be careful on any advice he may provide or not provide to them.
In many places where there are no 'stops', meaningful checks and balances or solid performance metrics being tracked, one often gets much, much less than what is paid for. For example...
Yep!
Public Notice: BCC and TDC Joint Meeting
You are hereby notified that the Walton County Board of County Commissioners and the Walton County Tourist Development Council Advisory Board will hold a Joint Special Meeting on Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 4:00 PM at the South Walton Annex located at 31 Coastal Centre Boulevard, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida.
The purpose of this Meeting is to discuss the following topics:
* TDT Spending Clarification
* Discussion on New Executive Director Position
This meeting is open to the public. For additional information, please contact Walton County Administration at (850) 892-8155.
You are hereby notified that the Walton County Board of County Commissioners and the Walton County Tourist Development Council Advisory Board will hold a Joint Special Meeting on Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 4:00 PM at the South Walton Annex located at 31 Coastal Centre Boulevard, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida.
The purpose of this Meeting is to discuss the following topics:
* TDT Spending Clarification
* Discussion on New Executive Director Position
This meeting is open to the public. For additional information, please contact Walton County Administration at (850) 892-8155.
Reading the Herald article and reading between the lines ...
the head has been cut off the snake and the TDC and vocal bed tax collector reps bowed down to the BCC at the meeting. They are worried next year that number of visitors and rental pricing will be down as we emerge from the pandemic and people have more choices.
The obsequiousness of bed tax collectors to the BCC makes me think they are plotting behind the scenes. They are obviously still shocked at Tusa's firing. Was it an execution that brought the TDC into a "departmental" placement or just the first shot in a larger war?
the head has been cut off the snake and the TDC and vocal bed tax collector reps bowed down to the BCC at the meeting. They are worried next year that number of visitors and rental pricing will be down as we emerge from the pandemic and people have more choices.
The obsequiousness of bed tax collectors to the BCC makes me think they are plotting behind the scenes. They are obviously still shocked at Tusa's firing. Was it an execution that brought the TDC into a "departmental" placement or just the first shot in a larger war?