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Commissioner’s e-mail request questioned
Holmes County ARRESTS April 14 – April 20, 2013 Kelly Ann Baker, 26, battery domestic violence Barbara Elizabeth Barnes, 42, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon for Washington County Brigham Ray Baxley, 19, possession of controlled substance meth, possession of marijuana under 20 grams, trafficking meth David Ian Challendar, 26, Bay County on murder Michael Christopher Cuenca, 30, housed for Hillsborough Keith Ivan Deal, 43, child support for Walton County Keith Levern Edwards, 27, hold for Hillsborough James Curtis Everett Jr., 21, violation of probation on grand theft, prohibition against giving false name, resisting without violence, prohibited act controlled substance Donna Gill, 49, hold for Hillsborough Askia J. Holmes, 28, hold for Hillsborough Lewis Paul Ingram, 29, residency restrictions for persons convicted of sex offense, sex offenders required to register with department Kevin Gene Jeffries, 28, Bay County for murder Jerry H Johnson, 43, tag attached not assigned, unlawful possession of listed chemical Johnnie Jordan, 43, hold for Hillsborough Corey Kendrick, 26, recommit waiting on Department of Corrections Kevin Kirk, 24, violation of probation, domestic violence battery, violation of probation on possession of meth James David McCullers, 24, weekender James Anthony Netherton, 41, violation of probation on driving while license suspended or revoked Luis John Ortiz, 28, hold for Hillsborough Hazel Denise Peacock, 35, violation of probation on driving while license suspended or revoked, driving while license suspended or revoked third offense Jessica Hope Pelt, 35, felony violation of probation Jessica Ruth Van Horn, 26, hold for Hillsborough Ernest Vereen, 36, hold for Hillsborough Charles Howard Vincent, 19, possession of controlled substance meth, possession of marijuana less than 20 grams, trafficking meth Joseph Allen Wells, 28, disorderly conduct, violation of probation on criminal mischief
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638-0212 | @WCN_HCT rseyler@chipleypaper.com CHIPLEY — A Washington County resident questioned a county commissioner’s request for a job description during Thursday’s Board of County Commissioners meeting in Chipley. Skyla Carter of Chipley told the commissioners she had concerns about county interviewing policies that were raised when she requested e-mails of county officials through the Florida Sunshine Law. In the e-mails, Commissioner Lynn Gothard asked Heather Finch, former human resources director for the county, to send her a copy of the public safety director job description, but to send it to a different e-mail account. Currently the county does not have a public safety director, since the retirement of Roger Hagan in December. “I was concerned about the e-mail being sent to a different address,” Carter said. “I had made a request for all e-mails about the public safety director position, and I was wondering if there were any e-mails I didn’t receive. Gothard said she knew what Carter was talking about. “I sent Heather an e-mail asking her to send a copy of the job description to me,” Gothard said. Her husband, Washington County Fire Chief Al Gothard, has many professional contacts and he would be able to spread the word that the county was looking for a public safety director. “He knows several qualified professionals and he could pass on the information to them,” Gothard said. The job description and advertisement of the job opening had already been published, Gothard said. “We were wanting to get as broad a selection of candidates as possible,
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County Commissioner Lynn Gothard, left, takes notes during the April board meeting, alongside Commissioners Todd Abbott and Alan Bush. there was nothing underhanded about the e-mail.” Gothard said at the meeting on Thursday that she “in no way got involved in the hiring process during the search for a public safety director.” However, according to a March 22 letter written by Emergency Management employee Connie Welch to Lynne Abel, emergency management coordinator, Gothard had plans to create a public safety director position and she had a person in mind to hire for that job. “Soon after the election, Washington County Fire Chief Gothard was in my office and advised me of his and his wife’s plan for a Public Safety Division Director and he and his wife had the perfect person for the position in mind,” Welch wrote. According to a letter to the board from Grant Coordinator Stacy Webb, dated March 27, Gothard had approached Carol Park and Webb on March 12 wanting to see the applications for the Public Safety Position. “She was very demanding and came across as being forceful,” Webb wrote. “Carol and I looked at each other for a couple of seconds and after a brief hesitation, we reluctantly acknowledged her request and Carol escorted her into her office where the applications were kept in a safe and I proceeded to
my office.” According to the county attorney, applications for county jobs are public records and, minus social security numbers and health-related information, they are open to public inspection. Also at Thursday’s meeting, the commissioners voted to rescind an earlier vote and move the Emergency Medical Services department out from under the purview of the public safety director. At the Jan. 24 board meeting, it was Commissioner Gothard who made the motion to move the Emergency Medical Services back under the public safety director’s control per the county’s Proposed Progressive Governmental Structure chart, approved in 2008. After discussion, the commissioners voted at the January meeting to make the move, with Commissioner Joel Pate voting against the change. On the organizational chart, in 2008 the EMS is listed under the Public Safety director, but in 2009 the chart was revised and EMS was moved out to be a department on its own. The public safety director’s job description for the director’s position was to revert back to the old description and the job was to be re-advertised, per the commissioners’ decision, the board decided on Thursday.
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Bids for furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, and services required for the Work known as Graceville Storage Building provide the following, A Completed 28’ x 48’ wood framed Storage Building, a16”x16” concrete footing around perimeter of all slabs and 28’x 48’x 4” slab for interior of building & 16’ x 28’ x 4” pad at each end of building on exterior. Provide termite treatment per code and the state of Florida. Provide 10’ x 2” x 6” treated pine wood stud walls 16” on center covered with ½”OSB sheathing, Building wrap and .30”x 8”&1/4”x 12’ Hardi plank siding or 10’ x 4’ sheet Hardi product on the exterior Cedar Mill finish. The interior walls and ceilings are to be covered with A grade plywood and have lattice strips covering plywood joints and/or seams. Stain & seal interior and paint exterior, Owner will provide color choice. Provide one 3’x 6’8” entrance door & two12” wide x 10’tall roll up doors (doors to fit inside a pocket in the interior ceiling, one on each end of building), provide a Lithonia (0LAW23) security lighting over each door, provide door hardware as needed and match PHA system. Provide wood truss roof (truss pitch to match existing Dwelling Units) 24” on center with ½” OSB/Plywood sheathing, felt, 1”x4” stripping over felt and metal roofing, metal soffit and fascia, attic venting as needed, owner to provide color. Provide R-38 attic insulation & R-22 wall insulation. Provide 200 amp electric service, provide two rows of six (6) Lithonia 4 foot 2 bulb type lights and electrical outlets per code and/ or as directed by the Owner. Provide six windows, 3 to each side of building 1’x4’6” spaced equally and all associated work, comply with all Florida codes as well as all Federal Regulations. The Bids will be received until 1:00 PM local time on 23 May 2013 at the office of the Housing Authority (PHA) indicated below. At this time and place all bids received will be publicly opened and read aloud. The work required is fully described in the Bidding Documents consisting of the Project Manual Proposed Contract forms, Drawings and Project Manual are on file in the office of the consultant Mr. Randall O’Barr, Post Office Box 357, Baldwin, Georgia 30511, telephone (706) 244-0105, and Fax (706) 754-4121. Bidding Documents may be obtained by providing a NONREFUNDABLE payment of $35.00 per set of Documents to the Consultant. No partial sets will be issued. Information regarding this Project, including a list of the Plan Holders will be provided upon request. Each bid shall include Bid Guarantee in an amount equal to five percent of the Bid. Provide as a certified check or bank draft payable to the PHA; U.S. Government Bonds, or as a properly executed Bid Bond with surety acceptable to the PHA. A Surety Company executing the Bid Bond must be authorized to transact business in the Project State, and must appear on the most current U.S. Treasury Department's Circular No. 570. The successful bidder is required to provide satisfactory Performance and Payment Bonds prior to execution of the Agreement. Refer to provisions for equal employment opportunities and payment of not less than minimum salaries and wages indicated in the Project Manual Each bid shall include THE SIGNED ORIGINAL AND TWO CONFORMED COPIES of the following: 1. A properly executed Bid Form. 2. A properly executed Bid Guarantee. 3. A properly executed Non-Collusive Affidavit. 4. A fully completed Form HUD-5369-A, "Representations, Certifications and Other Statements of Bidders". Small businesses, section three business and minority firms are urged to submit proposals. Certification as a Minority-business Enterprise (or number of partners, shareholders, employees who are members of minority classification or are women) should be included in the Bid proposal. Refer to Articles 38, 39 and 40 of The General Conditions.
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Gothard sought public safety director job description
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