Board of County Commissioners - Regular Meeting
The Polk County Board of County Commissioners held a public hearing on September 14, 2026, to adopt special assessment rates, hear public comments, and propose the tentative FY 26/27 budget and millage rates.
About this meeting
- Government Body
- Board of County Commissioners
- Meeting Type
- Board Of County Commissioners
- Location
- Polk County, FL
- Meeting Date
- September 14, 2026
Published excerpts
Only published remarks appear here. The full transcript is not published.
24 sections (from 31 segments)
So at this time, I open the public hearing for anyone wishing to speak on the 2627 street lighting assessment. Seeing no one, I close the public hearing and we go to A2.
Motion for everyone. Okay, so now Commissioner Wilson, go ahead. Madam Chair, motion for approval. I have a motion and a second. Any questions, discussion? Hearing none, all in favor?
I open the public hearing for fiscal year 26-27, Master Inwood Street Lightning Municipal Service Benefit Unit, MSBU. If anybody wish to speak, you have three minutes. Seeing none, I close the public hearing. I have a motion, I have a second. Any questions, discussion? Hearing none, all in favor?
I open the public hearing for fiscal year 26-27, Skyview Utility Municipal Service Benefit Unit, MSBU. If you wish to speak on this, please, you have three minutes. Seeing none, I close the public hearing and bring it back to the board. I have a motion and a second. Any questions or discussion? Hearing none, all in favor?
I open the public hearing for fiscal year 2026-27, Island Club West Utility Municipal Service Benefit Unit, MSBU. If anyone wishing to speak on this, you have three minutes. Seeing none, I close the public hearing and bring it back to the board. I have a motion and a second. Any questions, discussion? Hearing none, all in favor? Aye. Opposed? Motion carries. A5.
I open the public hearing for fiscal year 2026-27, East Bimini Bay Utility Municipal Service Benefit Unit, MSBU. If you wish to speak on this, you have three minutes. Seeing none, I close the public hearing and bring it back to the board. I have a motion and a second. Any questions, discussion? Hearing none, all in favor? Opposed? Motion carries.
I open the public hearing for fiscal year 26-27 fire services non ad valorem assessment. If you wish to speak on this, you have three minutes. Please come forward. State your name and address. You have three minutes.
Thank you. Anyone else wishing to speak? Okay, seeing none, I close the public hearing for A6 and bring it back to the board.
I have a motion and a second. Any questions or discussion?
Commissioner, I was going to say something about that afterwards. I was just going to say if you could meet with him and then work through how he can get that information, that would be great. Any other questions or discussion? Hearing none, all in favor? Aye. Opposed? Motion carries. A7?
I open the public hearing for residential waste program services final assessment resolution and setting the assessment rate for fiscal year 26-27. If you wish to speak on this matter, please come forward. You have three minutes. Seeing none, I will close the public hearing and bring it back to the board. I have a motion and a second. Any questions or discussion? Hearing none, all in favor? Aye. Opposed? Motion carries.
I open the public hearing for fiscal year 26-27 nuisance abatement assessment. If you wish to speak on this matter, please come forward. You have three minutes. Seeing none, I will close the public hearing and bring it back to the board. I have a motion and a second. Any questions or discussion? Hearing none, all in favor?
I open the public hearing for fiscal year 2026-27, excessive bulk waste assessment. If you wish to speak on this matter, please come forward. You've got three minutes. Seeing none, I close the public hearing and bring it back to the board. I have a motion and a second. Any questions, discussion? Hearing none, all in favor? Opposed? Motion carries.
I have a motion and a second. Any questions or discussion? Hearing none, all in favor? Aye. Opposed? Motion carries.
You do a great job with all those numbers, Christy, I don't know. I'm surprised that you're not getting more of those mixed up than usual, so great job. We're gonna move now on to E, which is public hearing. So I'm requesting for public hearing. Anybody wishing to speak regarding the fiscal year 26-27 proposed tentative operating budget and Militarates, which includes the Parks MSTU, Library MSTU, Stormwater MSTU, and Rancho Bonito MSTU. Please come forward, and you have three minutes.
Emily Hills, if you're on. She's coming. Okay, good. Thank you. You have said your name and your address and clarify what topic you're going to be speaking on, please.
I think he may have left. He may have left, yeah.
Please refrain from clapping. Thank you. Anybody else? Amber?
Blaise? Blaise Castillo? No? Okay. That's it?
Well, I'll open it up for anyone that wants to address the board. Yes. You have three minutes and state your name and address.
Thank you. Anyone else? Seeing none, I will close the public hearing and we will bring it back now to set the tentative military rate for fiscal year 26-27. Christia.
Second. I have a motion and a second. Any questions or discussion? Hearing none, all in favor?
Opposed? Motion carries. And the last one.
I have a motion and a second. Any questions, discussion? Hearing none, all in favor? Opposed? Motion carries. Thank you, Christia, and we are adjourned.
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