Mayor Brent Smith
mayor [at] valp.org
Phone: (850) 729-5402
Duties:
- Commissioner of Finance and Police
- Administrative Matters
- Judicial Matters
- General Personnel Matters
- Public Relations
- Emergency Operations and Planning
- Military Affairs
- City Safety Committee Representative
- Code Enforcement
- Building Inspection
- Insurance Matters
- Focal Point for all League of Cities and lobbying activities
- Others as required
Commissioner Edward Crosby
ecrosby [at] valp.org
Phone: (850) 678-5423
Duties:
- Collection of household waste, yard debris, etc.
- Pollution, both air and water
- Municipal construction and storage facilities for tools, equipment and vehicles (city yard)
- Cemetery matters
- Public health
- Sanitation measures
- Annual budget figures for health and sanitation and cemetery (primarily capital improvements)
- City Recycling Program
- Other assignments, as necessary
Commissioner Jay Denney
jdenney [at] valp.org
Phone: (850) 855- 2289
Duties:
- Water works, water supply, testing, etc.
- Sewer collection system and pump stations
- Fire Department matters
- City representative in Economic Development Council matters
- City representative with utility companies, re their installations, etc. (Okaloosa Gas Board not included)
- City buildings (except at the City Yard), maintenance, new construction, utilization, etc.
- Prepare annual budget figures for Utilities water/wastewater and Fire Department (primarily for capital improvements)
- Other assignments, as necessary
Commissioner Kay Hamilton
khamilton [at] valp.org
Phone: (850) 428-1552
Duties:
- Parks, playgrounds, beaches and recreational areas such as Little League Field
- City representative regarding harbor facilities and matters under jurisdiction of Coast Guard or U. S. Corps of Engineers
- Public Library matters
- Broadband Communications and Alarm Systems
- Educational and school matters, as applicable
- Federal and State assistance, revenue sharing programs applicable to developments within the City
- City web site development and updating as required
- Cooperative planning efforts in coordination with other governmental bodies
- Annual budget figures for public institutions, library, and Broadband Communications (primarily capital improvements)
- Mayor Pro tem
- Other assignments, as necessary
Commissioner Christine Wasdin
cwasdin [at] valp.org
Phone: (850) 279-3016
Duties:
- Streets
- Layout of streets and developments, street naming, house numbering, mail delivery, etc.
- City representation when dealing with County and State Highway Officials
- Highway and city traffic matters, such as parking, loads of vehicles, types of vehicles, house trailers, buses, boats, etc.
- Projects to protect land, beach, and shores against erosion; also projects for rehabilitation and use
- City representative on TPO
- Storm water drainage systems or plants
- Annual budget figures for storm water and streets (primarily capital improvements)
- City Representative in Chamber of Commerce matters
- Other assignments, as necessary