Polk County Board of County Commissioners  
Meeting Agenda - Final-revised  
April 16, 2024 Regular BoCC meeting  
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CALL TO ORDER - 9:00 a.m. (BILL BRASWELL, CHAIR)  
INVOCATION  
Darryl Banks, Polk County Fire Rescue Chaplain  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (BILL BRASWELL, CHAIR)  
A.  
PRESENTATIONS and RECOGNITIONS  
A.1. Reverend Dr. Alex Harper Recognition  
B.  
C.  
CEREMONIAL PROCLAMATIONS  
REQUEST FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC/AUDIENCE AND OPPORTUNITY TO BE  
HEARD  
C.1. Ella O'Neill - Refuse Collection (Bulk Items).  
C.2. Comments.  
D.  
APPROVE CONSENT AGENDAS  
ELOISE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY  
E.  
COUNTY COMPTROLLER (STACY M. BUTTERFIELD, CPA)  
REQUEST FROM ELECTED OFFICIAL and OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY  
COUNTY ATTORNEY (RANDY MINK)  
F.  
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COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY)  
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COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1 (GEORGE LINDSEY)  
I.1.  
Commissioner Lindsey Comments.  
J.  
COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2 (RICK WILSON)  
J.2. Commissioner Wilson Comments.  
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COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 4 (MARTHA SANTIAGO)  
K.1. Commissioner Santiago Comments.  
COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 5 (NEIL COMBEE)  
L.1. Commissioner Combee Comments.  
COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3 (BILL BRASWELL, CHAIR)  
M.1. Chair Braswell Comments.  
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LAY BOARD APPOINTMENTS  
EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089  
* County Attorney opening comments  
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PUBLIC HEARINGS  
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WORK SESSION ITEMS  
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS - BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS  
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COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1  
COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2  
COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3  
COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 4  
COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 5  
COUNTY COMPTROLLER  
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COUNTY MANAGER  
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT  
TOURISM/SPORTS MARKETING  
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OFFICE OF PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT  
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BUILDING  
DEPUTY COUNTY MANAGER  
BUDGET & MANAGEMENT SERVICES  
PROCUREMENT  
COMMUNICATIONS  
COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICES  
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES  
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EQUITY & HUMAN RESOURCES  
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY  
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CODE ENFORCEMENT  
COURT SERVICES  
RISK MANAGEMENT  
INDIGENT HEALTH CARE  
FACILITIES MANAGEMENT  
FLEET MANAGEMENT  
PARKS & NATURAL RESOURCES  
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FIRE RESCUE  
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EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT  
REAL ESTATE SERVICES  
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ROADS & DRAINAGE  
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UTILITIES  
WASTE & RECYCLING  
ELECTED OFFICIAL AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY  
COURT RELATED  
POLK COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER  
POLK COUNTY SHERIFF  
POLK COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS  
POLK COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR  
SUPERINTENDENT OF POLK COUNTY SCHOOLS  
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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD  
COUNTY ATTORNEY  
R.32. Authorize the filing of appeal in the case of Florida PACE Funding Agency v.  
State of Florida, et al. (2022CA-1562) filed in the Circuit Court of the Second  
Judicial Circuit, In and for Leon County, Florida.  
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CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS - ELOISE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY  
ANNOUNCEMENTS  
Below are scheduled events and public meetings at which two or more County  
Commissioners or Planning Commissioners may appear to discuss issues that may  
come before the Board of County Commissioners.  
Monday, April 15, 2024 – 12:00 p.m. – Public Safety Coordinating Council will meet  
in the Commissioners’ Conference Room, Room 407.  
Monday, April 15, 2024 – 1:00 p.m. – Lakeland Area Mass Transit District (LAMTD)  
Board of Directors meeting will be held in the City Commission Conference Room at  
City Hall, 228 South Massachusetts Avenue, Lakeland.  
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 – 10:30 a.m. (or immediately following the Public Hearings)  
– Finance and Audit Committee meeting will be held in the County Commission  
Boardroom.  
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 – 11:30 a.m. – 55th Annual Presidents’ Roundtable Public  
Safety Awards Luncheon will be held at First United Methodist Church, 72 Lake Morton  
Drive, Lakeland.  
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 – 9:00 a.m. – Appellate Special Magistrate of the Code  
Enforcement Unit will meet in the County Commission Boardroom.  
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 – 9:00 a.m. – Value Adjustment Board Hearings will be  
held in the County Administration Building, Room 341, Third Floor.  
Thursday, April 18, 2024 – 8:30 a.m. – Development Review Committee will meet in  
the Planning and Development Conference Room, Second Floor, Polk County  
Administration Building.  
Thursday, April 18, 2024 – 9:00 a.m. – Value Adjustment Board Hearings will be  
held in the County Administration Building, Room 341, Third Floor.  
Thursday, April 18, 2024 – 9:00 a.m. – Special Magistrate of the Code Enforcement  
Unit will meet in the County Commission Boardroom.  
Monday, April 22, 2024 – 5:30 p.m. – Community Relations Advisory Council  
(CRAC) will meet in Room 413, Fourth Floor, Polk County Administration Building.  
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 – 1:00 p.m. – Conservation Land Acquisition Selection  
Advisory Committee (CLASAC) will meet in the County Commission Boardroom.  
Thursday, April 25, 2024 – 8:30 a.m. – State of the County 2024 will be held in the  
Pro Cap Room at Polk County Sheriff’s Office, 1891 Jim Keene Boulevard, Winter  
Haven.  
Thursday, April 25, 2024 – 8:30 a.m. – Development Review Committee will meet in  
the Planning and Development Conference Room, Second Floor, Polk County  
Administration Building.  
Thursday, April 25, 2024 – 9:00 a.m. – Tourist Development Council’s Board will  
meet at Lake Myrtle Sports Complex, 2701 Myrtle Park Road, Auburndale.  
Thursday, April 25, 2024 – 1:30 p.m. – Land Use Hearing Officer Hearings will be  
held in the County Commission Boardroom.  
Thursday, April 25, 2024 – Friday, April 26, 2024 – Central Florida Development  
Council (CFDC) Leadership Mission will be held in Jacksonville, Florida.  
Tuesday, April 30, 2024 – 7:00 a.m. – Lakeland Area Mass Transit Board Retreat  
will be held at Lake Crago Recreational Center, 525 Lake Crago Drive, Lakeland.  
Tuesday, April 30, 2024 – 9:00 a.m. – Citizens Healthcare Oversight Committee  
(COC) Work Retreat will be held at Circle B Bar Reserve, 4399 Winter Lake Road,  
Lakeland.  
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 – 9:00 a.m. – Planning Commission Meeting will be held  
in the County Commission Boardroom.  
Thursday, May 2, 2024 – 8:30 a.m. – Development Review Committee will meet in  
the Planning and Development Conference Room, Second Floor, Polk County  
Administrator Building.  
Thursday, May 2, 2024 – 9:00 a.m. – Tourist Development Council’s Arts, Culture,  
and Heritage Committee will meet at Lake Myrtle Sports Complex, 2701 Myrtle Park  
Road, Auburndale.  
Thursday, May 2, 2024 – 2:30 p.m. – Historical Marker Committee followed by the  
Historical Commission will meet in the County Commission Boardroom.  
Friday, May 3, 2024 – 9:00 a.m. – Board/Staff Agenda Review meeting to discuss  
the Agenda and any other matters that may come before the Board will be held in the  
Commissioners’ Conference Room, Room 407.