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).
Stephen Fulford, District 1
Eugene Hall, District 2
J. T. Surles, District 3
Betsy Barfield, District 4
Stephen Walker, District 5
County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Chief Financial Officer
Kirk Reams - 850-342-0218 ext 232
Tyler McNeill, Chief Deputy Clerk / Human Resources - 850-342-0218 ext 231
Kristyn Newberry, Accounts Payable - 850-342-0218 ext 241
County Attorney
T. Buckingham Bird - 850-997-3503
County Coordinator
Parrish Barwick - 850-342-0287
County Judge
Robert R. Plaines - 850-342-0191
Supervisor of Elections
Marty Bishop - 850-997-3348
Property Appraiser
Angela Gray - 850-997-3356
Tax Collector
Lois Howell-Hunter - 850-342-0147
Sheriff's Office
Sheriff David Hobbs- 850-997-2523
Planning Department
Bill Tellefsen, Planning Official - 850-342-0223
Building Department
Wallace Bullock, Building Official / Building Inspector - 850-528-3096
Kathy Lollar, Inspections, Permits & Licensing - 850-342-0223
Emergency Management
Carol Ellerbe, Coordinator - 850-342-0211
Emergency Services
Mark Matthews, Chief - 850-342-0182
Extension Service
John Lilly, Director - 850-342-0187
Health Department
Kimberly Allbritton - 850-342-0170
Jackie Stubbs, WIC - 850-342-0167
Parrish Barwick, Mosquito Control - 850-342-0287
Public Library
Natalie Binder, Director - 850-342-0205
Recreation Department
Michael Holm, Manager - 850-519-6640
Road Department
Tom Kisamore, Road Supervisor - 850-997-2036
Solid Waste & Recycling
Beth Letchworth, Director - 850-342-0184
Veteran's Affairs
Oliver Bradley - 850-464-1191
Jefferson County Planning Commissioners
Meets at the Courthouse Annex the second Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
Vacant, Chair, District 3
Appointed by:
Roy Faglie, Vice Chair, District 4
Appointed by Felix "Skeet" Joyner on October 1, 1998
Bud Wheeler, District 1
Appointed by J.N. Tuten on January 8, 1998
Marianne Arbulu, District 4
Appointed by Betsy Barfield on July 15, 2014
C.P. Miller, District 2, (District 3 resident)
Appointed by Gene Hall (approved by BOCC) November 2, 2006
Thomas H."Bobo" Chancy, District 5
Appointed by Danny Monroe in September 2007
John Floyd Walker, District 5
Appointed by Danny Monroe in November, 2004
Charles Parrish, District 2
Appointed by Gene Hall April 2015
Michael Schwier, District 3
Appointed Hines Boyd May 2015
Jay Adams, District 1
Appointed by Stephen Fulford on December 15, 2011
Scott Shirley, Attorney
Bill Tellefsen, 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
Troy Avera, Group 2, Mayor
Julie Conley, Group 3
John Jones, Group 4
Gerrold Austin, Group 5
City Attorney - Bruce Leinback - 850-997-3503
City Clerk - Emily Anderson - 850-342-0153
City Manager - Steve Wingate - 850-342-0253
Monticello LPA (Local Planning Agency)
Meets at the City Hall the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
Rick Anderson
Mike Bonfanti
Steve Rissman, Chair
Nancy Wideman
Tom Dunn
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
Sandra Saunders, District 2
Shirley Washington, District 3
Bill Brumfield, District 4
Charles Boland, District 5
School Superintendent - Marianne Arbulu - 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 Senators
Marco Rubio - Washington Office 202-224-3041, Tallahassee Office 850-599-9100
Bill Nelson - Washington Office 202-224-5274, Tallahassee Office 850-942-8415
United States House of Representatives
Al Lawson, 5th Congressional District - Washington Office 202-225-0123
Florida Senate
Bill Montford, 3rd District - Tallahassee Office 850-487-5003
Florida House of Representatives
Halsey Beshears 7th District - Monticello Office 850-342-0016