MONTICELLO, Fla. (WCTV) – The Jefferson County Commission unanimously voted Thursday night to accept County Manager Shannon Metty’s letter of resignation. Commissioners say the decision comes after concerns were brought to their attention.
This isn’t the first time Metty’s job has faced scrutiny. Thursday’s vote follows criticism she faced last summer over her handling of fraud allegations.
The commission meeting was standing room only as commissioners voted.
District Two Commissioner Gene Hall says his decision came after receiving letters from state officials Allison Tant, Jason Shoaf and Corey Simon.
“We received the letters from, and it was signed by those three state representatives, those three state elected officials I just mentioned, and they were very concerned Jefferson county was not reaching out, being assertive and aggressive to get that money and through the Florida department of commerce,” Hall said.
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Hall says the money could have gone toward economic, infrastructure and workforce development projects in the county.
“We missed out on about $15 million recently, and our surrounding peers, the other rural counties, Dixon County, Bradford County, you know, Gadsden County, these other counties, Suwannee County, Columbia County to the best of my understanding, received that money, and we certainly need that money,” Hall said.
Shannon Metty told WCTV that during her time as county manager, she feels she did her best for the county.
“I’ve done my best to try and hold everything together, I realize I wasn’t the most experienced person in the job but I know I gave it all I could and I feel like after that if they aren’t happy about it, if they still want to be concerned about what some shortcomings might be even though we’ve made good strides,” Metty said.
According to Metty’s resignation letter, her last day will be June 12, 2026. She will leave under a severance agreement.
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to reflect that commissioners voted to accept County Manager Shannon Metty’s letter of resignation, not to make her resign.
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