Polk County Board of County Commissioners  
Meeting Agenda - Final-revised  
March 19, 2024 Regular BoCC meeting  
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CALL TO ORDER - 9:00 a.m. (BILL BRASWELL, CHAIR)  
INVOCATION  
Murphy Hanley, Polk County Fire Rescue Chaplain  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (BILL BRASWELL, CHAIR)  
A.  
PRESENTATIONS and RECOGNITIONS  
B.  
C.  
CEREMONIAL PROCLAMATIONS  
REQUEST FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC/AUDIENCE AND OPPORTUNITY TO BE  
HEARD  
C.1. Phillip Amerson to discuss speed humps for Lamplight Lane & Twilight Lane in  
Winter Haven.  
C.2. Comments.  
D.  
E.  
APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA  
COUNTY COMPTROLLER (STACY M. BUTTERFIELD, CPA)  
REQUEST FROM ELECTED OFFICIAL and OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY  
COUNTY ATTORNEY (RANDY MINK)  
F.  
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COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY)  
I.  
COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1 (GEORGE LINDSEY)  
I.1.  
Commissioner Lindsey Comments.  
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K.  
COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2 (RICK WILSON)  
J.1. Commissioner Wilson Comments.  
COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 4 (MARTHA SANTIAGO)  
K.2. Commissioner Santiago Comments.  
COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 5 (NEIL COMBEE)  
L.1. Commissioner Combee Comments.  
COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3 (BILL BRASWELL, CHAIR)  
M.1. Chair Braswell Comments.  
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LAY BOARD APPOINTMENTS  
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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  
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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  
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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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EQUITY & HUMAN RESOURCES  
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY  
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CODE ENFORCEMENT  
COURT SERVICES  
RISK MANAGEMENT  
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INDIGENT HEALTH CARE  
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FACILITIES MANAGEMENT  
FLEET MANAGEMENT  
PARKS & NATURAL RESOURCES  
FIRE RESCUE  
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EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT  
REAL ESTATE SERVICES  
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ROADS & DRAINAGE  
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, March 18, 2024 – 1:30 p.m. – Transportation Disadvantaged Local  
Coordinating Board (TD-LCB) annual public workshop and quarterly meeting will be  
held in the County Commission Boardroom.  
• Tuesday, March 19, 2024 – 7:30 a.m. – Lakeland Chamber Legislative Wrap-Up  
Breakfast will be held at the First Presbyterian Church, 175 Lake Hollingsworth Drive,  
Lakeland.  
• Wednesday, March 20, 2024 – 9:00 a.m. – Appellate Magistrate of the Code  
Enforcement Unit will meet in the County Commission Boardroom.  
• Wednesday, March 20, 2024 – 10:00 a.m. – Florida Commission for the  
Transportation Disadvantaged, SUNTRAX Test Facility Toll Operations, 100  
Transformation Way, Auburndale.  
• Wednesday, March 20, 2024 – 2:00 p.m. – Polk Regional Water Cooperative  
(PRWC) Board of Directors meeting will be held at the Lake Myrtle Sports Complex,  
2701 Lake Myrtle Park Road, Auburndale.  
• Thursday, March 21, 2024 – 8:30 a.m. – Development Review Committee will meet  
in the Planning and Development Conference Room, Second Floor, Polk County  
Administration Building.  
• Thursday, March 21, 2024 – 9:00 a.m. – Tourism Development Council’s Arts,  
Culture, and Heritage Committee will meet at Lake Myrtle Sports Complex, 2701 Lake  
Myrtle Park Road, Auburndale.  
• Thursday, March 21, 2024 – 9:00 a.m. – Tourism Development Council’s Sports  
and Special Events Committee will meet at Skate World, 911 North Lake Parker  
Avenue, Lakeland.  
• Thursday, March 21, 2024 – 9:00 a.m. – Special Magistrate of the Code  
Enforcement Unit will meet in the County Commission Boardroom.  
• Monday, March 25, 2024 – 5:30 p.m. – Community Relations Advisory Council  
(CRAC) will meet in Room 413, Fourth Floor, Polk County Administration Building.  
• Tuesday, March 26, 2024 – 12:00 p.m. – Polk County Volunteer Recognition Event  
will be held at Lake Eva Event Center, 799 Johns Avenue, Haines City.  
• Wednesday, March 27, 2024 – 1:00 p.m. – Conservation Land Acquisition Selection  
Advisory Committee (CLASAC) will meet in the County Commission Boardroom.  
• Wednesday, March 27, 2024 – 3:00 p.m. – Central Florida Development Council  
(CFDC) Board Meeting will be held at Bok Tower Gardens, 1151 Tower Boulevard,  
Lake Wales.  
• Wednesday, March 27, 2024 – 4:00 p.m. – Center Florida Development Council  
(CFDC) Investor Meeting will be held at Bok Tower Gardens, 1151 Tower Boulevard,  
Lake Wales.  
• Thursday, March 28, 2024 – 8:30 a.m. – Development Review Committee will meet  
in the Planning and Development Conference Room, Second Floor, Polk County  
Administrator Building.  
• Thursday, March 28, 2024 – 9:30 a.m. – Transportation Planning Organization  
(TPO) Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) will meet in Room 413, Fourth Floor,  
County Administration Building.  
• Thursday, March 28, 2024 – 1:30 p.m. – Land Use Hearing Officer Hearings will be  
held in the County Commission Boardroom.  
• Thursday, March 28, 2024 – 4:30 p.m. – New Exhibit Opening at Polk County  
History Center, Legacies in Polk Government Leadership, 100 East Main Street,  
Bartow.  
• Friday, March 29, 2024 – 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.