Polk County Board of County Commissioners  
Meeting Agenda - Final-revised  
September 16, 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)  
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)  
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F.  
G.  
COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY)  
H.  
I.  
COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1 (BECKY TROUTMAN)  
H.1. Commissioner Troutman Comments.  
COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3 (BILL BRASWELL)  
I.1.  
Commissioner Braswell Comments.  
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COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 4 (MARTHA SANTIAGO)  
J.1. Commissioner Santiago Comments.  
COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 5 (MICHAEL SCOTT)  
K.1. Commissioner Scott Comments.  
COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2 (RICK WILSON, CHAIR)  
L.1. Chair Wilson Comments.  
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N.  
LAY BOARD APPOINTMENTS  
EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089  
* County Attorney opening comments  
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BUILDING  
DEPUTY COUNTY MANAGER  
BUDGET & MANAGEMENT SERVICES  
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PROCUREMENT  
COMMUNICATIONS  
COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICES  
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES  
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HUMAN RESOURCES  
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY  
CODE ENFORCEMENT  
COURT SERVICES  
RISK MANAGEMENT  
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COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE  
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FACILITIES MANAGEMENT  
FLEET MANAGEMENT  
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PARKS & NATURAL RESOURCES  
FIRE RESCUE  
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT  
REAL ESTATE SERVICES  
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ROADS & DRAINAGE  
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UTILITIES  
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SOLID WASTE  
ELECTED OFFICIAL AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY  
COURT RELATED  
POLK COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER  
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, September 15, 2025 – 1:30 p.m. – Polk Transportation Disadvantaged  
Local Coordinating Board (TD-LCB) will be held in the County Commission Boardroom.  
• Monday, September 15, 2025 – 6:00 p.m. – Public Hearing to adopt Final Millage  
Rates and Budget for fiscal year 2025-26 (includes millage rates and budget for the  
Parks, Library, Stormwater, and Rancho Bonito MSTUs) will be held in the County  
Commission Boardroom.  
• Wednesday, September 17, 2025 – Thursday, September 18, 2025 – Florida  
Association of Counties (FAC) Innovation & Policy Conference will held at the Hilton  
University Florida, 1714 SW 34th Street, Gainesville.  
• Wednesday, September 17, 2025 – 9:00 a.m. – Appellate Special Magistrate of the  
Code Enforcement Unit will meet in the County Commission Boardroom.  
• Wednesday, September 17, 2025 – 2:00 p.m. – Polk Regional Water Cooperative  
(PRWC) Board of Directors meeting will be held at the AdventHealth Fieldhouse and  
Conference Center, 210 Cypress Gardens Boulevard SW, Chain of Lakes Park, Winter  
Haven.  
• Thursday, September 18, 2025 – 7:30 a.m. – Technical Advisory Group (TAG) for  
Polk County Environmental Lands Program will gather in the parking lot at Parks &  
Natural Resources Office, 4177 Ben Durrance Road, Bartow. Please contact  
tabithabiehl@polk-county.net for details.  
• Thursday, September 18, 2025 – 8:30 a.m. – Development Review Committee will  
meet in the Planning and Development Conference Room, Second Floor, County  
Administration Building.  
• Thursday, September 18, 2025 – 9:00 a.m. – Tourist Development Council’s Sports  
and Special Events Committee will meet at the Bartow Public Library, 2150 S.  
Broadway Avenue, Bartow.  
• Thursday, September 18, 2025 – 9:00 a.m. – Special Magistrate of the Code  
Enforcement Unit will meet in the County Commission Boardroom.  
• Monday, September 22, 2025 – 5:30 p.m. – Community Relations Advisory Council  
(CRAC) will meet in the Room 413, Fourth Floor, County Administration Building.  
• Wednesday, September 24, 2025 – 2:00 p.m. – Comprehensive Plan Review  
Advisory Committee will meet in Room 413, Fourth Floor, County Administration  
Building.  
• Thursday, September 25, 2025 – 8:30 a.m. – Development Review Committee will  
meet in the Planning and Development Conference Room, Second Floor, County  
Administration Building.  
• Thursday, September 25, 2025 – 9:00 a.m. – Tourist Development Council’s  
Marketing Committee will meet at the Whiskey Bend BBQ Supply, 2325 Commerce  
Point Drive, Suite 100, Lakeland.  
• Thursday, September 25, 2025 – 9:00 a.m. – Polk Vision’s Mayors Roundtable will  
be held at Polk State College Center for Public Safety, 1251 Jim Keene Boulevard,  
Winter Haven.  
• Thursday, September 25, 2025 – 9:30 a.m. – Polk Transportation Technical  
Advisory Committee (TAC) will meet in Room 413, Fourth Floor, County Administration  
Building.  
• Thursday, September 25, 2025 – 1:30 p.m. – Land Use Hearing Officer Hearings  
will be held in the County Commission Boardroom.  
• Thursday, September 25, 2025 – 5:30 p.m. – Central Florida Development Council  
(CFDC) Annual Meeting will be held at Camp Margaritaville, 361 Denton Avenue,  
Auburndale.  
• Friday, September 26, 2025 – 8:30 a.m. – Citizens Healthcare Oversight Committee  
(COC) will be held in the County Commission Boardroom.  
• Tuesday, September 30, 2025 – 9:00 a.m. – The 2nd Selection Committee Meeting  
for RFP 25-597 Construction Manager at Risk - New Agricultural Center Complex will  
convene in Room 407, Fourth Floor, County Administration Building.  
• Tuesday, September 30, 2025 – 1:00 p.m. – 2nd Selection Committee Meeting for  
RFP 25-600 Construction Manager at Risk – New Sheriff’s Office/Polk County  
Joint-Use Warehouse & Facilities Management Administration Building will convene in  
Room 413, Fourth Floor, County Administration Building.  
• Wednesday, October 1, 2025 – 8:50 a.m. – Planning Commission will conduct a  
work session, prior to its regularly scheduled meeting, in the County Commission  
Boardroom.  
• Wednesday, October 1, 2025 – 9:00 a.m. – Planning Commission meeting will be  
held in the County Commission Boardroom.  
• Thursday, October 2, 2025 – 8:30 a.m. – Development Review Committee will meet  
in the Planning and Development Conference Room, Second Floor, County  
Administration Building.  
• Thursday, October 2, 2025 – 2:30 p.m. – Historical Commission and Marker  
Committee will meet in the County Commission Boardroom.  
• Friday, October 3, 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, Fourth Floor, County  
Administration Building.  
• Friday, October 3, 2025 – 1:00 p.m. – Value Adjustment Board (VAB)  
Organizational meeting will be held in the County Commission Boardroom.