Who's Who in Government Boards and Bodies?
Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners
Meets in the Courthouse Annex at 435 West Walnut Street, Monticello at 6 p.m. on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month (unless otherwise scheduled).
Jessica Gramling, District 1
Eugene Hall, District 2
J. T. Surles, District 3: Chairman
Austin Hosford, District 4:Vice-Chairman
Ben White, District 5
Gwen Reshard, Accounts Receivable
Nikki Salls, Accounts Payable
Sherry Sears, Deputy Clerk
Rita Knecht, Payroll
County Attorney:
Heather Encinosa and Staff
Shannon Metty - County Manager
Gustavo Rojas - Budget Officer
Renee Long - Deputy Manager and HR Director
County Judge
Robert R. Plaines - 850-342-0191
Supervisor of Elections
Michelle Milligan - 850-997-3348
Property Appraiser
Angela Gray - 850-997-3356
Tax Collector
Lois Howell-Hunter - 850-342-0147
Sheriff's Office
Sheriff Alfred "Mac" McNeil- 850-997-2523
Planning Department
David Wheeler, Planning Official - 850-342-0223
Building Department
James Kaufman, Building Official - 850-342-0223
Emergency Management
Kristy Anderson, Coordinator - 850-342-0211
Emergency Services
Derrick Burrus, Chief - 850-342-0182
Extension Service
Michael Sneed, Director - 850-342-0187
Health Department
Kimberly Allbritton - 850-342-0170
Jackie Stubbs, WIC - 850-342-0167
Mosquito Control
Diana Bullock - 850-997-3343
Public Library
Natalie Binder, Director - 850-342-0205
Recreation Department
Michael Holm, Director - 850-519-6640
Road Department
Jeffrey Lee, Road Superintendent - 850-997-2036
Solid Waste & Recycling
Robbie Slack, Director - 850-342-0184
Veteran's Affairs
Jefferson County Naming Committee
District 1: Denise Vogelgesang
District 2: George King
District 3: Leslie Raybon
District 4: Karen Purser
District 5: Richard Roberts
County Manager: Shannon Metty
Jacqueline Seabrooks, District 1-Appointed by: Stephen Fulford in December 2019
Bud Wheeler, District 1-Appointed by J.N. Tuten in January 1998
Althera Johnson, District 2-Appointed by Gene Hall in January 2022
Kimberly Odom, District 2-Appointed by Gene Hall in July 2021
Byron Arceneaux, District 3-Appointed by JT Surles in July 2018
Michael Schwier, Chair, District 3-Appointed by Hines Boyd in May 2015
Claude Strum, District 4-Appointed by Austin Hosford September 2024
Open Seat, District 4
Open Seat, District 5
John Floyd Walker, District 5-Appointed by Danny Monroe in November 2004
Heather Encinosa, Attorney
David Wheeler, Planning Official
Monticello City Council
Meets at the City Hall the first Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
George Evans, Group 1
Katrina Richardson, Group 5,
Brian Bachman, Group 3
John Jones, Group 4
Gloria Cox, Group 2-Mayor
City Attorney - Mitchell Herring - 850-205-1996
City Clerk - James Griffin - 850-342-0292
City Manager - Seth Lawless - 850-342-0293
Monticello LPA (Local Planning Agency)
Meets at the City Hall the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
Tami Lester
Bob Canter
Merry Ann Frisby
Todd McGee
Michelle Arceneaux
Jefferson County District School Board
Meets at the district school office the second Monday of each month at 5:00p.m.
Gladys Roann , District 1
Willie Ann Dickey, District 2
Brenda Wirick, District 3
Bill Brumfield, District 4
Magdalen "Mags" Flynt, District 5
School Superintendent - Eydie Tricquet - 850-342-0108 ext. 222
School District Attorney - George Tom Reeves - 850-342-0100
Suwannee River Water Management District
Bradley Williams, Board Member
United States Senator
Marco Rubio - Washington Office 202-224-3041, Tallahassee Office 850-599-9100
United States House of Representative
Neal Dunn, 5th Congressional District - Washington Office 202-225-0123
Florida Senate
Corey Simon
Florida House of Representatives
Jason Shoaf & Allison Tant