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Tuesday, May 12, 2026 · Government meeting record

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The Sumter County Board of Commissioners will meet on May 12, 2026, to discuss the creation of a Tourist Development Council and the potential implementation of a tourist development tax. The agenda also includes various proclamations, administrative reports, and board appointments.

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The board is initiating the process to create a Tourist Development Council, which is the required first step toward potentially levying a new tourist development tax on local lodging.

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BOARD OF SUMTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Chairman - Donald Wiley - District 5 Vice Chairman - Andrew Bilardello - District 2 2nd Vice Chairman - Todd Coon - District 3 Debora Butterfield - District 1 Jeffrey A. Bogue - District 4 May 12, 2026 6:00 PM PLEASE TURN OFF ALL CELL PHONES AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES ANY PERSON WHO MAY FEEL THE NEED TO APPEAL A BOARD DECISION IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT IT WILL BE NECESSARY FOR YOU TO PROVIDE YOUR OWN VERBATIM RECORDING OF THE BOARDS MINUTES OR ANY PORTION THEREOF Any person requiring reasonable accommodation at this meeting because of, disability, physical impairment, or interpretation needs should contact the County Administrator's Office at least two days before the meeting: 7375 Powell Road, Wildwood, FL 34785 (352) 689-4400 Meeting Location: Everglades Regional Recreation Center 5497 Marsh Bend Trail, Grand Canyon Room, The Villages, FL 32163 AGENDA MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER BY THE CHAIRMAN INVOCATION FLAG SALUTE TIMED ITEMS & PUBLIC HEARINGS (*Quasi-Judicial) 6:00 PM - Public Hearing Conduct Public Hearing to Adopt an Ordinance Creating a Tourist Development Council, Establishing Membership Criteria, and Directing the Council to Undertake Necessary Actions with Intent to Enact an Ordinance Levying and Imposing a Tourist Development Tax (Staff Recommends Approval). Executive Summary.pdf Ordinance 26-.pdf Business Impact.pdf Proof of Publication.pdf REPORTS AND INPUT Proclamation Recognizing May 17-23, 2026 as Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week in Sumter County Proclamation.pdf 1. a. 1. Documents: 2. a. Documents:

Proclamation.pdf Documents:

Proclamation Recognizing May 17-23, 2026 as National Public Works Week in Sumter County Proclamation.pdf Proclamation Recognizing May 2026 as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Awareness Month in Sumter County Proclamation.pdf Proclamation Recognizing May 2026 as National Beef Month in Sumter County Proclamation.pdf Proclamation Recognizing May 2026 as National Historic Preservation Month in Sumter County Proclamation.pdf Proclamation Recognizing May 2026 as Problem-Solving Court Month in Sumter County Proclamation.pdf County Administrator Presentation by Mavrick Reider FMIT Level 3 Safety Excellence Accreditation Award Presented by Trevor Reschny, CSP, Risk and Safety Program Manager for Florida League of Cities, Inc Arcadis Letter Regarding Air Quality Analysis Services for the City of Bushnell (For Information Only) Proposal - Air Quality Analysis.pdf Email.pdf Letter from City of Bushnell to FDEP Regarding Injection Well (For Information Only) Letter.pdf RND Organics (For Information Only) RND Organics.pdf b. Documents: c. Documents: d. Documents: e. Documents: f. Documents: g. 1. 2. 3. Documents: 4. Documents: 5. Documents:

RND Organics (For Information Only) RND Organics.pdf 5. Documents:

Summary Letter of Discussion with SWFWMD Regarding Well (For Information Only) BOCC Letter to FDEP.pdf SWFWMD Nicki Crowe Letter Regarding Wells.pdf SWFWMD WCP Well Application List.pdf Email Regarding Well Construction Permitting.pdf Letter from Florida Department of State Regarding the National Park Service Recognition of the Community of Royal Rural Historic District (For Information Only) County Commissioner RRHD Letter.pdf Community of Royal Map.pdf A-2021-15-G Amended Administrative Order RE Uniform Appointment of Administrative Judges - Amended to Name Charles L.W. Helm as Administrative Judge for Sumter County (For Information Only) Amended Administrative Order.pdf SR DR 4828 FL Sumter County – Notification of Small Project Closeout (For Information Only) SR DR 4828 FL Sumter County-SPC-FEMA Determination.pdf Florida Department of Transportation Request for Public Transportation Grant Agreement (For Information Only) Request for Public Transportation Grant Agreement.pdf Work Program Amendment: State Road 35 (U.S. 301) from County Road 470 to County Road 525E (For Information Only) Email.pdf Work Program Amendment 013.pdf SECO Follow-up to April 21, 2026 Board Workshop Request (For Information Only) SECO Letter Regarding Roadway Lighting Accounts.pdf SECO Energy Rate Tariff Current.pdf Email.pdf Settlement Agreement and General Release Between Sumter County and Kimley- Horn Associates, Inc (For Information Only) 6. Documents: 7. Documents: 8. Documents: 9. Documents: 10. Documents: 11. Documents: 12. Documents: 13. Documents:

Email.pdf Settlement Agreement and General Release Between Sumter County and Kimley- Horn Associates, Inc (For Information Only) Settlement and Release.pdf 13. Documents:

SD26-000013 Gulf Coast & Central Florida Railroad Museum, Inc. Nonprofit Development Permit Review Fee Waiver (For Information Only) Executive Summary.pdf Fee Waiver.pdf STU26-000025 Young Performing Artists, Inc. Nonprofit Planning Review Fee Waiver (For Information Only) Executive Summary.pdf Fee Waiver.pdf County Attorney A.A.D.A. Inc., et al. vs. TPC Villages, LLC, et al. (For Information Only) Notice of Appearance Doc 25.PDF Defendant Board of County Commissioners Answer and Affirmative Defenses Doc 26.PDF Defendant Notice of Serving Initial Discovery Disclosures Doc 27.PDF Sumter County vs. AQ Old Mill, LLC (For Information Only) Motion for Entry of Stipulated Final Judgment Doc 34.PDF Sumter County vs. Charlene R Garris, et al. (For Information Only) Plaintiff Motion for Judicial Default Against Eugenia Hitson and Unknown Spouse of Eugenia Hitson Doc 85.PDF Plaintiff Motion for Judicial Default Against Certain Capital Investments and Certain Capital Investments FBO Firstrust Doc 86.PDF Plaintiff Motion for Judicial Default Against Defendants Doc 87.PDF Order Granting Judicial Default Against Defendants Doc 88.PDF Order Granting Judicial Default Against Eugenia Hitson and Unknown Spouse of Eugenia Hitson Doc89.PDF Order Granting Judicial Default Against Certain Capital Investments and Certain Capital Investments FBO Firstrust Doc 90.PDF Notice of Service of Courts Orders Granting Motions for Judicial Defaults Doc 91.PDF Sumter County vs. Estate of Mildred Fannin, et al. (For Information Only) Affidavit of Publication - Notice of Sale Doc 58.PDF Clerk of Circuit Court April 2026 Check Register (For Information Only) 14. Documents: 15. Documents: h. 1. Documents: 2. Documents: 3. Documents: 4. Documents: i. 1. Documents:

Affidavit of Publication - Notice of Sale Doc 58.PDF Clerk of Circuit Court April 2026 Check Register (For Information Only) April 2026.pdf Board Members Public Forum NEW BUSINESS - ACTION REQUIRED MINUTES Minutes from the March 17, 2026 Workshop Meeting (Staff Recommends Approval). 3.17.26 Workshop Minutes.pdf Minutes from the March 24, 2026 Regular Meeting (Staff Recommends Approval). 3.24.26 Regular Meeting Minutes.pdf Minutes from the March 31, 2026 Regular Meeting (Staff Recommends Approval). 3.31.26 Regular Meeting Minutes.pdf Minutes from the April 14, 2026 Regular Meeting (Staff Recommends Approval). 4.14.26 Regular Meeting Minutes.pdf SET FUTURE PUBLIC HEARINGS OR MEETINGS None APPOINTMENTS Resolution to Appoint Members to the Tourist Development Council Eight (8) Vacancies with Applications (Board’s Option). Executive Summary.pdf Resolution 2026-.pdf TDC Application - Dorsey.pdf TDC Application - Martina.pdf TDC Resume - Martina.pdf TDC Application - McHugh.pdf TDC Resume - McHugh.pdf TDC Application - McMahon.pdf TDC Resume - McMahon.pdf TDC Application - Cassidy.pdf City of Wildwood Email Regarding TDC.pdf Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) One (1) Vacancy with One (1) Application (Board’s Option). i. 1. Documents: j. k. 3. a. 1. Documents: 2. Documents: 3. Documents: 4. Documents: b. c. 1. Documents: 2.

TDC Application - McMahon.pdf TDC Resume - McMahon.pdf TDC Application - Cassidy.pdf City of Wildwood Email Regarding TDC.pdf Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) One (1) Vacancy with One (1) Application (Board’s Option). Executive Summary.pdf Ordinance 12-47.pdf Negrete Application.pdf 2. Documents:

Industrial Development Authority One (1) Vacancy and One (1) Reappointment Application (Board’s Option). Executive Summary.pdf Florida Statutes 159.45.pdf Lachnicht Application.pdf Construction Industry Licensing/Fire Code Board of Appeals Three (3) Vacancies (Board’s Option). Executive Summary.pdf Ordinance 6-22.pdf Library Technology Advisory Board (LTAB) Two (2) Vacancies (Board’s Option). Executive Summary.pdf Resolution 2025-22.pdf Public Safety Coordinating Council Six (6) Vacancies (Board’s Option). Executive Summary.pdf Resolution 2018-25.pdf FINANCIAL Budget Amendment A-14 FY 2025/2026 (Staff Recommends Approval). Executive Summary.pdf Budget Amendment A-14.pdf Purchase Order Approval for FY 2025/2026 (Staff Recommends Approval). Executive Summary.pdf Requisitions Report.pdf Inventory Transactions – Disposal, Surplus, and Transfer of Property (Staff Recommends Approval). Executive Summary.pdf Sumter County Fire & EMS Collections Bad Debt Write-Off FY 2025/2026 (Staff Recommends Approval). Executive Summary.pdf February 2026 Write-Off.pdf 3. Documents: 4. Documents: 5. Documents: 6. Documents: d. 1. Documents: 2. Documents: 3. Documents: 4. Documents:

Sumter County Fire & EMS Collections Bad Debt Write-Off FY 2025/2026 (Staff Recommends Approval). Executive Summary.pdf February 2026 Write-Off.pdf 4. Documents:

CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS Affordable Housing (AH) Program Request to Approve and Execute the Contract for Grant Assistance (Staff Recommends Approval). Executive Summary.pdf Contract for Grant.pdf Approve Change Order #1 to ITB # 024-0-2025/RS with Bulldog Sitework, LLC., Sumter County Storm Pipe Replacement Project (Staff Recommends Approval). Executive Summary.pdf Change Order Number 1.pdf Attachment A.pdf Letter to Bulldog Sitework, LLC.pdf Extension #2 to the Contract with JDMF, LLC for RFP 014-0-2023/JV Sumter County Rights of Way Mowing and Litter Removal (Staff Recommends Approval). Executive Summary.pdf JDMF Extension 2 Agreement.pdf Motorola Beta Analytics and Data Sharing Agreement (Staff Recommends Approval). Executive Summary.pdf Beta Analytics and Data Sharing Agreement.pdf State Funded Grant Agreement (SFGA) Between the Florida Department of Transportation and Sumter County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) for the Construction Phase Services of The Villages Community Resurfacing (Staff Recommend Approval). Executive Summary.pdf State-Funded Grant Agreement.pdf Resolution 2026-.pdf GENERAL ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION Accept from The Villages Land Company, LLC for Ownership and Maintenance and Start the One-Year Warranty for McNeill Drive Phase 5 Between McNeill Drive Phases 4 and 6 as Shown in Exhibit A (Staff Recommends Approval). Executive Summary.pdf Right-of-way Deeds McNeill Drive Phase 5.pdf Approve the Position Revisions be Effective Upon Approval (Staff Recommends Approval). e. 1. Documents: 2. Documents: 3. Documents: 4. Documents: 5. Documents: f. 1. Documents: 2. Documents:

Right-of-way Deeds McNeill Drive Phase 5.pdf Approve the Position Revisions be Effective Upon Approval (Staff Recommends Approval). Executive Summary.pdf Job Description - Revised.pdf 2. Documents:

Approve Resolutions Delegating Authority for 5307 Transit Grant Application with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) (Staff Recommends Approval). Executive Summary.pdf Resolution 2026-.pdf State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Program Request to Execute Satisfaction of Mortgage (Staff Recommends Approval). Executive Summary.pdf Satisfaction of Mortgage.pdf ADJOURN Contact Us: administrative.services@sumtercountyfl.gov 3. Documents: 4. Documents:

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