Polk County Board of County Commissioners  
Meeting Agenda - Final-revised  
August 19, 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.  
PRESENTATIONS and RECOGNITIONS  
A.1. Katie Hayes, Executive Director, Keep Polk County Beautiful, Inc., to present the  
FY 24/25 Completed Community Clean-Up Program and outline the FY 25/26  
Proposed Community Clean-Up Work Plan.  
B.  
C.  
PUBLIC COMMENTS CONCERNING AGENDA ITEMS  
B.1. Comments.  
APPROVE CONSENT AGENDAS  
ELOISE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY  
HARDEN/PARKWAY COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY  
COUNTY COMPTROLLER (STACY M. BUTTERFIELD, CPA)  
D.  
E.  
REQUEST FROM ELECTED OFFICIAL and OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY  
F.  
COUNTY ATTORNEY (RANDY MINK)  
COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY)  
G.  
H.  
I.  
COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1 (BECKY TROUTMAN)  
H.1. Commissioner Troutman Comments.  
COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3 (BILL BRASWELL)  
I.1.  
I.2.  
Commissioner Braswell Comments.  
J.  
COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 4 (MARTHA SANTIAGO)  
J.2. Commissioner Santiago Comments.  
K.  
COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 5 (MICHAEL SCOTT)  
K.3. Commissioner Scott Comments.  
L.  
COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2 (RICK WILSON, CHAIR)  
L.2. Chair Wilson Comments.  
M.  
N.  
LAY BOARD APPOINTMENTS  
EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089  
* County Attorney opening comments  
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OFFICE OF PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT  
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BUILDING  
DEPUTY COUNTY MANAGER  
BUDGET & MANAGEMENT SERVICES  
PROCUREMENT  
COMMUNICATIONS  
COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICES  
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HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES  
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  
PARKS & NATURAL RESOURCES  
FIRE RESCUE  
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EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT  
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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  
POLK COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER  
POLK COUNTY SHERIFF  
POLK COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS  
POLK COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR  
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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.  
• Tuesday, August 19, 2025 – 2:00 p.m. – Value Adjustment Board will meet to  
consider the petition filing fee in the County Commission Boardroom.  
• Tuesday, August 19, 2025 – 2:00 p.m. – County Manager’s representatives will  
meet with representatives from the Imperial Polk County EMTs and Paramedics,  
I.A.E.P. Local 917 R-5 SEIU/NAGE to hold negotiations and impact bargaining relative  
to collective bargaining. The meeting will be held in the Mosaic Kincart Rooms at the  
Polk State Clear Springs Campus, 310 Technology Drive, Bartow.  
• Wednesday, August 20, 2025 – 8:30 a.m. – Citrus Connection Board meeting will  
be held at 1212 George Jenkins Boulevard, Lakeland.  
• Wednesday, August 20, 2025 – 9:00 a.m. – Appellate Special Magistrate of the  
Code Enforcement Unit will meet in the County Commission Boardroom.  
• Thursday, August 21, 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, August 21, 2025 – 8:30 a.m. – Development Review Committee will meet  
in the Planning and Development Conference Room, Second Floor, County  
Administration Building.  
• Thursday, August 21, 2025 – 9:00 a.m. – Deferred Compensation Committee will  
meet in the Commissioners’ Conference Room, Room 407.  
• Thursday, August 21, 2025 – 9:00 a.m. – Special Magistrate of the Code  
Enforcement Unit will meet in the County Commission Boardroom.  
• Friday, August 22, 2025 – 9:00 a.m. – Central Florida Development Council (CFDC)  
Board Retreat will be held at Adams Estate, 222 W. Pierce Street, Lake Alfred.  
• Monday, August 25, 2025 – 5:30 p.m. – Community Relations Advisory Council  
(CRAC) will meet in Room 413, Fourth Floor, County Administration Building.  
• Tuesday, August 26, 2025 – 1:30 p.m. – Land Use Hearing Officer Hearings will be  
held in the County Commission Boardroom.  
• Wednesday, August 27, 2025 – 1:00 p.m. – Conservation Land Acquisition  
Selection Advisory Committee (CLASAC) will meet in the County Commission  
Boardroom.  
• Wednesday, August 27, 2025 – 2:00 p.m. – Comprehensive Plan Committee will  
meet in Room 413, Fourth Floor, County Administration Building.  
• Thursday, August 28, 2025 – 8:30 a.m. – Development Review Committee will meet  
in the Planning and Development Conference Room, Second Floor, County  
Administration Building.  
• Thursday, August 28, 2025 – 9:00 a.m. – Tourist Development Council (TDC)  
Board will meet at Lake Myrtle Sports Complex, 2701 Myrtle Park Road, Auburndale.  
• Thursday, August 28, 2025 – 9:00 a.m. – Transportation Planning Organization  
(TPO) Board meeting will be held in the County Commission Boardroom.  
• Friday, August 29, 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, September 1, 2025 – The offices of the Board of County Commissioners  
will be closed in observance of the Labor Day Holiday.