Polk County Board of County Commissioners  
Meeting Agenda - Final-revised  
December 17, 2025 Regular BoCC meeting  
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CALL TO ORDER - 9:00 a.m. (MARTHA SANTIAGO, CHAIR)  
INVOCATION  
Patrick Daughtery, Polk County Fire Rescue Chaplain  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (RICK WILSON, CHAIRMAN)  
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PRESENTATIONS and RECOGNITIONS  
CEREMONIAL PROCLAMATIONS  
REQUEST FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC/AUDIENCE AND OPPORTUNITY TO BE  
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C.1. Comments.  
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APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA  
COUNTY COMPTROLLER (STACY M. BUTTERFIELD, CPA)  
REQUEST FROM ELECTED OFFICIAL and OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY  
COUNTY ATTORNEY (RANDY MINK)  
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COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY)  
COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1 (GEORGE LINDSEY)  
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Commissioner Lindsey Comments.  
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COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2 (RICK WILSON)  
J.1. Commissioner Wilson Comments.  
COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3 (BILL BRASWELL)  
K.1. Commissioner Braswell Comments.  
COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 5 (NEIL COMBEE)  
L.1. Commissioner Combee Comments.  
COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 4 (MARTHA SANTIAGO, CHAIR)  
M.1. Chair Santiago Comments.  
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LAY BOARD APPOINTMENTS  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
* County Attorney opening comments  
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CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS  
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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  
OFFICE OF PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT  
BUILDING  
DEPUTY COUNTY MANAGER  
BUDGET & MANAGEMENT SERVICES  
PROCUREMENT  
COMMUNICATIONS  
COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICES  
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES  
EQUITY & HUMAN RESOURCES  
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY  
CODE ENFORCEMENT  
COUNTY PROBATION  
INDIGENT HEALTH CARE  
FACILITIES MANAGEMENT  
FLEET MANAGEMENT  
FLEET MANAGEMENT  
PARKS & NATURAL RESOURCES  
FIRE RESCUE  
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT  
REAL ESTATE SERVICES  
ROADS & DRAINAGE  
UTILITIES  
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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  
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD  
COUNTY ATTORNEY  
ANNOUNCEMENTS  
All of the below scheduled meetings constitute 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 17, 2022 – The offices of the Board of County Commissioners will  
be closed in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday.  
• Wednesday, January 19, 2022 - 9:00 a.m. – Appellate Special Magistrate of the  
Code Enforcement Unit will meet in the County Commission Boardroom.  
• Wednesday, January 19, 2022 - 9:00 a.m. – First Selection Committee Meeting for  
RFP 22-128, Home ARP Funds, will be held in the Multi-Purpose Room, Room 413.  
• Wednesday, January 19, 2022 - 12:00 p.m. – Nominating Committee for the 2022  
Efficiency Commission will meet in the Commissioners’ Conference Room, Room 407.  
• Wednesday, January 19, 2022 - 2:00 p.m. – Polk Regional Water Cooperative  
Board of Directors Meeting will be held at Nora Mayo Hall, 500 3rd Street NW, Winter  
Haven.  
• Thursday, January 20, 2022 - 8:30 a.m. – Development Review Committee will  
meet in the Planning and Development Conference Room, Second Floor, County  
Administration Building.  
• Thursday, January 20, 2022 - 9:00 a.m. – Special Magistrate of the Code  
Enforcement Unit will meet in the County Commission Boardroom.  
• Thursday, January 20, 2022 - 9:00 a.m. – Tourist Development Council’s Sports &  
Special Events Committee will meet at the Lake Myrtle Sports Complex, 2701 Lake  
Myrtle Park Road, Auburndale.  
• Thursday, January 20, 2021 - 6:00 p.m. – A community meeting will be held by the  
developer requesting a Brownfield designation for the property being developed with  
the Oakfield Apartments at the Wabash Community Center, 1220 Southern Avenue,  
Lakeland.  
• Monday, January 24, 2022 - 5:30 p.m. – Community Relations Advisory Council  
(CRAC) will meet in the Multi-Purpose Room, Room 413.  
• Wednesday, January 26, 2022 - 9:00 a.m. – Affordable Housing Advisory Comm