Johns county board of county commissioners is a group of five elected officials collectively charged with administering county government. Webthe judge said the supreme court has made it clear that elected officials may speak freely on political topics. Becker first told you monday that prosecutors were. Webjoseph was promptly censured for her comments, and the county commission, at the urging of dean, sought outside legal counsel to determine whether. Johns county then hired an outside attorney who said joseph may have violated election law by speaking about the election as a county commissioner during a. Webearlier this year, the republican party of florida removed former st. Johns county gop chairman blake paterson, who used the party's social media “to.