Polk County Board of County Commissioners  
Meeting Agenda - Final-revised  
May 06, 2025 Regular BoCC meeting  
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CALL TO ORDER - 9:00 a.m. (RICK WILSON, CHAIR)  
INVOCATION  
Murphy Hanley, Polk County Fire Rescue Chaplain  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (RICK WILSON, CHAIR)  
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B.  
PRESENTATIONS and RECOGNITIONS  
CEREMONIAL PROCLAMATIONS  
C.  
REQUEST FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC/AUDIENCE AND OPPORTUNITY TO BE  
HEARD  
C.1. Comments.  
D.  
E.  
APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA  
COUNTY COMPTROLLER (STACY M. BUTTERFIELD, CPA)  
REQUEST FROM ELECTED OFFICIAL and OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY  
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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  
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COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1  
COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2  
COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3  
COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 4  
COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 5  
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COUNTY COMPTROLLER  
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COUNTY MANAGER  
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT  
TOURISM/SPORTS MARKETING  
OFFICE OF PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT  
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BUILDING  
DEPUTY COUNTY MANAGER  
BUDGET & MANAGEMENT SERVICES  
PROCUREMENT  
COMMUNICATIONS  
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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  
COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE  
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FACILITIES MANAGEMENT  
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FLEET MANAGEMENT  
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PARKS & NATURAL RESOURCES  
FIRE RESCUE  
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EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT  
REAL ESTATE SERVICES  
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ROADS & DRAINAGE  
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UTILITIES  
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SOLID WASTE  
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ELECTED OFFICIAL AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY  
COURT RELATED  
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.  
• Wednesday, May 7, 2025 – 8:50 a.m. – Planning Commission will conduct a work  
session, prior to its regularly scheduled meeting, in the County Commission  
Boardroom.  
• Wednesday, May 7, 2025 – 9:00 a.m. – Planning Commission meeting will be held  
in the County Commission Boardroom.  
• Wednesday, May 7, 2025 – 10:00 a.m. – Wetlands Ribbon Cutting will be held at  
the Polk County Solid Waste Administration at the North Central Landfill, 10  
Environmental Loop South, Winter Haven.  
• Thursday, May 8, 2025 – 8:30 a.m. – Development Review Committee will meet in  
the Planning and Development Conference Room, Second Floor, County  
Administration Building.  
• Thursday, May 8, 2025 – 9:00 a.m. – Deferred Comp Committee will meet in Room  
413, Fourth Floor, County Administration Building.  
• Thursday, May 8, 2025 – 9:00 a.m. – Tourist Development Council (TDC) Marketing  
Committee will meet at Bonnet Springs Park, 400 Bonnet Springs Boulevard, Lakeland.  
• Tuesday, May 13, 2025 – 7:30 a.m. – Technical Advisory Group (TAG) for Polk  
County Environmental Lands Program will gather in the parking lot of the Parks and  
Natural Resources Office, 4177 Ben Durrance Road, Bartow. Please contact  
tabithabiehl@polk-county.net for details.  
• Tuesday, May 13, 2025 – 1:30 p.m. – Librarian’s Advisory Council will meet at the  
Winter Haven Public Library, 325 Avenue A NW, Winter Haven.  
• Tuesday, May 13, 2025 – 3:00 p.m. – Lake Access Advisory meeting will be held at  
the Parks and Natural Resources Office, 4177 Ben Durrance Road, Bartow.  
• Wednesday, May 14, 2025 – 7:30 a.m. – Technical Advisory Group (TAG) for Polk  
County Environmental Lands Program will gather in the parking lot of the Parks and  
Natural Resources Office, 4177 Ben Durrance Road, Bartow. Please contact  
tabithabiehl@polk-county.net for details.  
• Wednesday, May 14, 2025 – 8:30 a.m. – Citrus Connection Board meeting will be  
held at 1120 George Jenkins Boulevard, Lakeland.  
• Wednesday, May 14, 2025 – 1:00 p.m. – Winter Haven Leadership Luncheon and  
Roundtable will be held in Room 413 Fourth Floor, County Administration Building.  
• Wednesday, May 14, 2025 – 1:30 p.m. – Library Cooperative Governing Board will  
meet at the Winter Haven Public Library, 325 Avenue A NW, Winter Haven.  
• Wednesday, May 14, 2025 – 2:00 p.m. (or immediately following the Winter Haven  
Leadership meeting) – The Board of County Commissioners will meet in closed  
session with the County Manager’s representatives in the Commissioners’ Conference  
Room, Room 407, pursuant to Section 447.605(1), Florida Statutes, to discuss  
upcoming negotiations relative to collective bargaining with the Polk County  
Professional Fire Fighters, I.A.F.F., Local 3531, and the Imperial Polk County EMTs  
and Paramedics, I.A.E.P. Local 917 R-5 SEIU/NAGE.  
• Wednesday, May 14, 2025 – 3:00 p.m. – Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee  
will meet in the Training Room, Second Floor, County Administration Building.  
• Thursday, May 15, 2025 – 8:30 a.m. – Development Review Committee will meet in  
the Planning and Development Conference Room, Second Floor, County  
Administration Building.  
• Thursday, May 15, 2025 – 9:00 a.m. – Special Magistrate of the Code Enforcement  
Unit will meet in the County Commission Boardroom.  
• Thursday, May 15, 2025 – 9:00 a.m. – Tourist Development Council (TDC) Sports  
and Special Events Committee will meet at the Camp Margaritaville, 361 Denton  
Avenue, Auburndale.  
• Thursday, May 15, 2025 – 1:15 p.m. – Lake Wales Adult Leadership Roundtable  
Discussion will be held in Room 413, Fourth Floor, County Administration Building.  
• Friday, May 16, 2025 – 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.  
• Monday, May 19, 2025 – 1:30 p.m. – Land Use Hearing Officer will be held in the  
County Commission Boardroom.