Polk County Board of County Commissioners  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
January 06, 2026 Regular BoCC meeting  
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CALL TO ORDER - 9:00 a.m. (MARTHA SANTIAGO, CHAIR)  
INVOCATION  
Murphy Hanley, Polk County Fire Rescue Chaplain  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (MARTHA SANTIAGO, CHAIR)  
A.  
B.  
PRESENTATIONS and RECOGNITIONS  
PUBLIC COMMENTS CONCERNING AGENDA ITEMS  
B.1. Comments.  
C.  
D.  
APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA  
COUNTY COMPTROLLER (STACY M. BUTTERFIELD, CPA)  
REQUEST FROM ELECTED OFFICIAL and OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY  
COUNTY ATTORNEY (RANDY MINK)  
E.  
F.  
G.  
COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY)  
H.  
I.  
COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1 (BECKY TROUTMAN)  
H.1. Commissioner Troutman Comments.  
COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2 (RICK WILSON)  
I.1.  
I.2.  
Commissioner Wilson Comments.  
J.  
COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3 (BILL BRASWELL)  
J.1. Commissioner Braswell Comments.  
K.  
COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 5 (MICHAEL SCOTT)  
K.2. Commissioner Scott Comments.  
COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 4 (MARTHA SANTIAGO, CHAIR)  
L.1. Chair Santiago Comments.  
L.  
M.  
LAY BOARD APPOINTMENTS  
N.  
EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089  
* County Attorney opening comments  
O.  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
P.  
REQUEST FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC/AUDIENCE AND OPPORTUNITY TO BE  
HEARD  
P.1. Comments.  
Q.  
R.  
WORK SESSION ITEMS  
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS  
R.  
R.  
R.  
R.  
R.  
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COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1  
COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2  
COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3  
COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 4  
COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 5  
COUNTY COMPTROLLER  
R.  
R.  
R.  
COUNTY MANAGER  
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT  
TOURISM/SPORTS MARKETING  
R.  
OFFICE OF PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT  
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R.  
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BUILDING  
DEPUTY COUNTY MANAGER  
BUDGET & MANAGEMENT SERVICES  
PROCUREMENT  
COMMUNICATIONS  
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COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICES  
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES  
R.  
R.  
R.  
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HUMAN RESOURCES  
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY  
CODE ENFORCEMENT  
COURT SERVICES  
RISK MANAGEMENT  
COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE  
R.  
FACILITIES MANAGEMENT  
R.  
R.  
R.  
FLEET MANAGEMENT  
PARKS & NATURAL RESOURCES  
FIRE RESCUE  
R.  
R.  
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT  
REAL ESTATE SERVICES  
R.  
ROADS & DRAINAGE  
R.  
UTILITIES  
R.  
SOLID WASTE  
R.  
R.  
R.  
ELECTED OFFICIAL AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY  
COURT RELATED  
POLK COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER  
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POLK COUNTY SHERIFF  
R.  
R.  
R.  
R.  
POLK COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS  
POLK COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR  
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD  
COUNTY ATTORNEY  
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, January 5, 2026 – 10:00 a.m. – Polk County Sheriff's Office Ridge District  
Station Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting, 9500 Marigold Avenue, Poinciana.  
• Tuesday, January 6, 2026 – 7:30 a.m. – Technical Advisory Group (TAG) for Polk  
County Environmental Lands Program will gather in the parking lot at the Parks &  
Natural Resources Office, 4177 Ben Durrance Road, Bartow. Please contact  
brookemoherek@polkfl.gov for details.  
• Tuesday, January 6, 2026 – 6:00 p.m. – Sidewalk Advisory Committee will meet in  
Room 413, Fourth Floor, County Administration Building.  
• Wednesday, January 7, 2026 – 8:50 a.m. – Planning Commission will conduct a  
work session, prior to its regularly scheduled meeting, in the County Commission  
Boardroom.  
• Wednesday, January 7, 2026 – 9:00 a.m. – Planning Commission meeting will be  
held in the County Commission Boardroom.  
• Thursday, January 8, 2026 – 8:30 a.m. – Development Review Committee will meet  
in the Planning and Development Conference Room, Second Floor, County  
Administration Building.  
• Thursday, January 8, 2026 – 2:30 p.m. – Historical Commission and Marker  
Committee will meet in the County Commissioner Boardroom.  
• Tuesday, January 13, 2026 – 9:00 a.m. – Value Adjustment Board hearings will be  
held in Conference Room 341, Third Floor, County Administration Building.  
• Tuesday, January 13, 2026 – 1:00 p.m. – 1st Selection Committee Meeting for RFP  
26-054 Architectural & Engineering Services for Polk County Fire Rescue will convene  
in Procurement Conference Room 150, First Floor, County Administration Building.  
• Tuesday, January 13, 2026 – 1:30 p.m. – Librarians’ Advisory Council will meet at  
Lakeland Public Library, 100 Lake Morton Drive, Lakeland.  
• Tuesday, January 13, 2026 – 2:00 p.m. – 1st Selection Committee Meeting for RFP  
26-055 CMAR Smith Lane Joint-Use Fire Rescue Station will convene in Procurement  
Conference Room 150, First Floor, County Administration Building.  
• Wednesday, January 14, 2026 – 8:30 a.m. – Citrus Connection Board meeting will  
be held at 1212 George Jenkins Boulevard, Lakeland.  
• Wednesday, January 14, 2026 – 9:00 a.m. – Value Adjustment Board hearings will  
be held in Conference Room 341, Third Floor, County Administration Building.  
• Wednesday, January 14, 2026 – 9:00 a.m. – Tourist Development Council’s Arts,  
Culture, and Heritage Committee (ACH) will meet at AdventHealth Fieldhouse and  
Conference Center, Entrance 1 - Meeting Room A, 210 Cypress Gardens Boulevard,  
Winter Haven.  
• Wednesday, January 14, 2026 – 1:30 p.m. – Library Cooperative Governing Board  
will meet at Winter Haven Public Library, 325 Avenue A NW, Winter Haven.  
• Wednesday, January 14, 2026 – 4:00 p.m. – Central Florida Development Council  
(CFDC) Board Meeting will be held at Florida Polytechnic University - IFF Innovation  
Center, 4330 Polytechnic Circle, Lakeland.  
• Thursday, January 15, 2026 – 8:30 a.m. – Development Review Committee will  
meet in the Planning and Development Conference Room, Second Floor, Polk County  
Administration Building.  
• Thursday, January 15, 2026 – 9:00 a.m. – Special Magistrate of the Code  
Enforcement Unit will meet in the County Commission Boardroom.  
• Thursday, January 15, 2026 – 9:00 a.m. – Tourist Development Council’s Marketing  
Committee will meet at Lake Myrtle Sports Complex, 2701 Myrtle Park Road,  
Auburndale.  
• Friday, January 16, 2026 – 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, Fourth Floor, County  
Administration Building.  
• Monday, January 19, 2026 – The offices of the Board of County Commissioners will  
be closed in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr Day Holiday.