"A consent agenda is a board meeting practice that groups routine business and reports into one agenda item. The consent agenda can be approved in one action, rather than filing motions on each item separately."
The consent agenda is also a place where unscrupulous elected officials often get away with having an item(s) payed by the taxpayers that we don't owe.
On the Agenda dated Feb 14, 2017 Cecilia Jones had submitted for payment a bill for $300.00 in attorney fees for a deposition she got herself involved in with an ex-employee of the City of Defuniak Springs which had absolutely nothing what-so-ever to do with County business! Ms. Jones was asking to be reimbursed for money she alleges she paid out to said attorney even though she could NOT produce a receipt where she had paid for said services. Basically, the bill had NEVER been paid, was for services that allegedly occurred through Nov. 8, 2016 and submitted for payment in the hope that people would not notice. The deposition stems from the firing of a City employee in 2012.
The statement from the attorney to Cecilia Jones C/O Mark Davis, ***** v Walton County et al albeit, ***** never sued Walton County! According to the attorney the primary focus of the questions to Cecilia Jones were in regard to her actions as a County Commissioner and whether or not her conduct would have interfered or influenced any decision by the Defuniak Springs City Marshall. Why is what the City Marshall does of any consequence to the County? The City is Incorproated and the County has nothing to do with the daily running or operation of the City!
Why is it the taxpayers responsibility to bail Cecilia Jones out for her ridiculous behavior in City business that had nothing to do with County business? She acted alone and even the attorney acknowledged that he was acting on her behalf as a private attorney and not on the Counties behalf.
When Mark Davis was contacted about this he agreed to pull the item from the consent agenda only because it was pointed out to him this was a Sunshine law violation. Then Mark Davis said he would put it under the agenda on his time and was told again he would be in violation of Sunshine law so he agreed to pull the item from the agenda.
Under the Consent Agenda when they ask for public comment C. Jones also prevented Bob Hudson him from speaking by telling him he had to sit down and wait until the end of the meeting to speak under public comments.
Just before the close of the meeting, prior to Mac Carpenter speaking, Bob Hudson got up to go outside and C. Jones immediately seized the opportunity of Bob being outside Chambers to call for public comment and said "seeing none" they would break for 5 minutes. She effectively silenced Bob Hudson.
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Beach FanaticAuthor
You are one of the exceptions to the good folks here. Apparently only to unleash your stink. And quite the attention whore.
Again, this is not my stink. C. Jones created this all by herself.
Bottom line...don't submit bills for payment that are not the taxpayers responsibility and expect the county to pay them because you don't have sense enough not to know better.
Beach Lover
Thank you Kaydence for posting the public record for the PUBLIC to read and be aware of. In my opinion, there are too many people who like to close their eyes, think happy, happy thoughts, tiptoe thru the tulips and be completely ignorant or (in denial of) what is going on all around them. Personally, I think that's stupid! Turning your head and Pretending that things are all peachy when in reality they are corrupt doesn't change the fact that they are still corrupt!!! Some people in our county needs to GET REAL!
Beach Fanatic
The facts are the facts. Old saying "Where there is Smoke their is usually Fire". Not about who is paying but did Regional Utilities give Cecelia illegal campaign contributions. Did she take the money our of her retirement and then refund her retirement with their contributions. I offered to pay her 300.00 back to her or Shipman which ever needed the money the most but no one took me up on this offer to save the taxpayers money.
Beach FanaticAuthor
Thanks Suzanne. Some people appear to be a little think in the noggin and don't quite understand what this deposition was really about.
On 5-12-2008 Jones reported a campaign contribution of $5000.00. Then again on 6-20-2008 another in the amount of 10,000.00 but can not recall where the money came from. <- That @jensky was the FOCUS of the deposition.
None of the other crap C. Jones drug me into in that deposition had anything to do with Walton County or myself...NOTHING! It is a law suit against Defuniak Springs and Walton County has NO INVOLVEMENT at all in that lawsuit nor do I.
C. Jones WAS NOT an elected official at the time, she was running for the seat and either illegally took or gave herself (as far fetched as that sounds) those campaign contributions. PUBLIC RECORDS of those contributions
As for the "attention whore" comment, who in their right mind would want to be tied up in some BS over a $300.00 bill that Ms. Jones owes her attorney? For that matter, who in their right mind would want to be involved in ANY of the overrated drama or lawsuits she gets herself involved in because she has difficulty minding her own business? If she is worth almost 1.2 million dollars according to her own campaign finance reports she should pay her own damn bills, lord knows she can certainly afford to!!
On 5-12-2008 Jones reported a campaign contribution of $5000.00. Then again on 6-20-2008 another in the amount of 10,000.00 but can not recall where the money came from. <- That @jensky was the FOCUS of the deposition.
None of the other crap C. Jones drug me into in that deposition had anything to do with Walton County or myself...NOTHING! It is a law suit against Defuniak Springs and Walton County has NO INVOLVEMENT at all in that lawsuit nor do I.
C. Jones WAS NOT an elected official at the time, she was running for the seat and either illegally took or gave herself (as far fetched as that sounds) those campaign contributions. PUBLIC RECORDS of those contributions
As for the "attention whore" comment, who in their right mind would want to be tied up in some BS over a $300.00 bill that Ms. Jones owes her attorney? For that matter, who in their right mind would want to be involved in ANY of the overrated drama or lawsuits she gets herself involved in because she has difficulty minding her own business? If she is worth almost 1.2 million dollars according to her own campaign finance reports she should pay her own damn bills, lord knows she can certainly afford to!!
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