Board of County Commissioners - Regular Meeting
Tuesday, October 20, 2026Official site
About this meeting
- Government Body
- Board of County Commissioners
- Meeting Type
- Board Of County Commissioners
- Location
- Gadsden County, FL
- Meeting Date
- October 20, 2026
Video will appear here as soon as Gadsden County Board of County Commissioners posts it — usually within a day of the meeting
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
29 items on the agenda.
Call to Order•Item 1
Call to Order
Invocation•Item 2
Invocation
Pledge of Allegiance•Item 3
Pledge of Allegiance
Amendments to the Agenda•Item 4
Amendments to the Agenda
Approval of Agenda.•Item 5
Approval of Agenda.
Awards, Presentations and Appearances•Item 6
Awards, Presentations and Appearances
Consent•Item 7.a
Ratification Memo (Clerk of Court)
Consent•Item 1
October 6, 2026, Regular BOCC Meeting
Consent•Item 2
October 15, 2026, Special Meeting
Consent•Item 7.c
Approval of Mosquito Control Updated Certified Budget for FY 2026-2027 (Reginald James, Interim County Administrator/Alton Woodard, Public Works Director)
Items Pulled for Discussion•Item 8
Items Pulled for Discussion
Citizens Requesting to be Heard on Non-Agenda Items (3-Minute Limit)•Item 9
Citizens Requesting to be Heard on Non-Agenda Items (3-Minute Limit)
Public Hearing•Item 10
Public Hearing
General Business•Item 11.a
Amendment to the 2026 Older American Act Program Contract (Reginald James, Interim County Administrator/Latoya Fryson, Elderly Affairs)
General Business•Item 11.b
Receipt of funding from AHCA and approval to set it aside in a special revenue account to be used entirely for EMS, to include later investment in the AHCA reimbursement program (Reginald James, Interim County Administrator/ Louis J. Baptiste, Interim County Attorney/ Dewayne Ford, EMS Chief)
General Business•Item 11.c
Approval of Big Bend Regional Community Rides Grant application to support the Big Bend Regional Community Rides Pilot (Reginald James, Interim County Administrator)
General Business•Item 11.d
Request for Approval and Execution of the 2026-2031 Mutual Aid Operations Plan Between the Florida Forest Service and Gadsden County Fire Departments (Reginald James, Interim County Administrator/Tashonda Whaley, Emergency Management Director/David Deitz, Forest Area Supervisor)
General Business•Item 11.e
Approval of Annual Contract Between the Gadsden County Board of County Commissioners and the Florida Department of Health for the Operations of the Gadsden County Health Department (Reginald James, Interim County Administrator/Louis Baptiste, Interim County Attorney/Barbara Squire, Business Manager Florida Department of Health)
General Business•Item 11.f
Approval of the purchase of a software license from Granicus to host and live cast Commission Meetings and related postings (Reginald James, Interim County Administrator/Kembrew Jackson, IT Director)
Clerk of Court
Updates (Nicholas Thomas, Clerk of Court)
County Attorney
Updates (Louis J. Baptiste, Interim County Attorney)
County Administrator
Updates (Reginald James, Interim County Administrator)
Discussion Items by Commissioners•Item 15.a.
Commissioner Shawn Wood, District 3
Discussion Items by Commissioners•Item 15.b.
Commissioner Ronterious Green, District 5
Discussion Items by Commissioners•Item 15.c.
Commissioner Alonzetta Simpkins, District 2
Discussion Items by Commissioners•Item 15.d.
Commissioner Brenda A. Holt, District 4
Discussion Items by Commissioners•Item 15.e.
Commissioner Eric F. Hinson, District 1
Motion to Adjourn•Item 16
Motion to Adjourn
Receipt and File•Item 17