Randy Williams, left, was nominated by Commissioner Kerry Smith but rejected by the Board of County Commissioners to serve on the Zoning Board
District 2 Commissioner Kerry Smith this morning failed to get board support to appoint his nominee, Randy Williams, to serve on the Santa Rosa County Zoning Board. Smith was argumentative at first but withdrew his motion after realizing other commissioners refused to support Williams.
Commissioner Rhett Rowell was the first to challenge the nomination. On Monday, Rowell asked to remove the agenda item from Thursday’s consent agenda in order to discuss it further. Rowell today said civicly engaged citizens had voiced concerns with him over Williams’ online behavior…