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Liberty County, FL Liberty County Board of County Commissioners - Regular Meeting Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 6:00 pm ZOOM LINK AND CALL IN NUMBER Liberty County Board of County Commissioners - Regular Meeting Time: May 7, 2026 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81950027887?pwd=PkmY2apAKfwW9BuUcn8VUWuIOaf87s.1 Meeting ID: 819 5002 7887 Passcode: 969599 One tap mobile +13052241968,,81950027887#,,,,*969599# US +16469313860,,81950027887#,,,,*969599# US COUNTY DEPARTMENT REPORTS Monthly Department Briefing Call to Order1. Invocation2. Pledge of Allegiance3. Awards and Recognitions4. Audience Concerns Public comment shall be limited to three minutes per person. Topics to be addressed by speakers should pertain to items on the agenda. Comments shall be directed to the chair and not be directed to engage commissioners or other members of the public in debate. Speakers may not give their time to other people. 5. Brian Eddins – Fire Control Coordinator• Marie Arick – Extension Director• Deanna Bryant – Recreation Director• Melissa Peddie – Ambulance Director• Cole Maloy – Solid Waste Director• Boo Bryant – Road and Bridge Superintendent• Monica Welles – Transit Director• Tera Hinson - SHIP Director• Ben Guthrie – Emergency Management Director• Kaly Barfield – Grants and Special Projects Coordinator• Kaly Barfield - Building Department•

CONSENT ITEMS Dewberry - County Engineer• Motion to Amend Agenda6. Adoption of the Agenda7. Motion to Approve Consent Items8. Motion to Approve Board Minutes Attachments: • BOCC April 9th - Regular Meeting Minutes (BOCC_April_9th_-_Regular_Meetin g_Minutes.docx) 9. Motion for the Clerk to Pay the Bills Attachments: • April 2026 Check Warrant List (April_2026_Check_Warrant_List.pdf) 10. Letters of Support11. Human Resource Management New Hires Resignations Retirements Attachments: • Causseaux Resignation 4-17-26 (Causseaux_Resignation_4-17-26.pdf) • HR - Update (HR_-_Update.docx) 12. Next Month Meeting Schedule Next regular BOCC Meeting to be held on June 4th, 2026, at 6:00 PM EST.• 13. Resolution 2026-14 - BR #8 Attachments: • FY2526_BR#8 2026-14 (FY2526_BR_8_2026-14.pdf) BOCC to consider a resolution to amend the FY 2025–2026 budget to include $281,754.73 in unanticipated Secure Rural Schools funding. This adjustment increases the total funding amount to $334,004.73 for county use. • 14. Resolution 2026-18 - Adoption of Local Mitigation BOCC to consider Resolution 2026-18 that adopts the Local Mitigation Strategy to address• 15.

ACTION ITEMS Attachments: • Resolution 2026-18 LMS (Resolution_2026-18_LMS.pdf) natural hazards and reduce risks to people and property in Liberty County. The strategy identifies hazards, vulnerabilities, and prioritized projects to improve community safety and resilience. Resolution 2026-19 - BR #9 Attachments: • FY2526_BR#9 2026-19 (FY2526_BR_9_2026-19.pdf) BOCC to consider Resolution 2026-19 BR #9 that that amends the FY 2025–2026 budget to recognize and appropriate an additional $54,023.47 in grant funding from the Florida Emergency Communications Board for 911 system maintenance. • 16. Resolution 2026-20 - ISDA Transit Attachments: • Resolution 2026-2027 ISD (Resolution_2026-2027_ISD.pdf) • Transit - Match Support (Transit_-_Match_Support.pdf) BOCC to consider Resolution 2026-20 supporting the ISDA grant and authorizing Transit Director Monica Welles to administer the grant. • 17. Gold Star Academy - Fee Waiver BOCC to consider waiving the fees for the civic center rental for Gold Star Academy's graduation event on the 20th and 21st of May. • 18. ARPC - Amendment 1 Attachments: • 2026.05.01_LibertyCountyBOCC_ContractAmendment_PROPOSED (2026.05.0 1_LibertyCountyBOCC_ContractAmendment_PROPOSED.pdf) BOCC to consider Amendment #1 to the Technical Assistance Consulting Services Agreement, changing how payments and invoices are handled and making it effective starting April 1, 2026. • 19. Marie Arick - Expenditure Request BOCC to consider a request regarding an Extension Services registration expenditure for $1,560 to support chaperoning youth and teaching three workshops at 4-H University. The • 20.

DISCUSSION ITEMS Attachments: • Marie Arick - BOCC proposal (Marie_Arick_-_BOCC_proposal.pdf) request proposes that the registration be funded using line item 537405 (agent travel) for $1,200 and line item 537550 (training) for $360, with $520 allocated each for Marie Arick, Cathia Schmarje, and Christina Bold, and the total payment to be made to Florida 4-H. Clerk Ford - Riparian Stakeholder Coalition Attachments: • Riparian Invoice (Riparian_Invoice.pdf) BOCC to consider the Riparian County Stakeholder Coalition (RCSC) dues for the FY 25/26 in a total of $5,000. • 21. Clerk Ford - Procurement Policy Attachments: • PROPOSED Liberty County Procurement Policy 2026 S (PROPOSED_Liberty_Cou nty_Procurement_Policy_2026_S.pdf) BOCC to consider amended procurement policy.• 22. Clerk Ford - Fixed Asset Policy Attachments: • MEMO CAPITAL ASSET POLICY (MEMO_CAPITAL_ASSET_POLICY.pdf) • Proposed -2026 - LIBERTY COUNTY FIXED ASSET POLICY (Proposed_-2026_-_L IBERTY_COUNTY_FIXED_ASSET_POLICY.pdf) BOCC to consider amended fixed asset policy.• 23. Transit - Car Sell BOCC will consider allowing Transit to sell a car to Gold Star Academy for $2,500.• 24. Dewayne Branch, Chairman - District 125. Jim Johnson, Commissioner - District 326. Doyle Brown, Vice Chairman - District 427. Derrick Arnold, Commissioner - District 528. Ken Hosford, County Attorney29.

Florida Statute 125.001 requires that due public notice be given of all regular meetings of the Board of County Commissioners of a County in the State of Florida. Florida Statute 286.0105 requires that notices of any meeting or hearing, if a meeting or hearing is required, must include the following language, "if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the board, agency or commission with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or hearing he will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he may need to insure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based." Contact: Jace Ford (jford@libertyclerk.com (850) 643-2215) | Agenda published on 05/01/2026 at 4:51 PM Dusty Arnold, Liberty County Sheriff30. Jace Ford, Liberty County Clerk of Court and Clerk to the Board31. Motion to Adjourn32. Signature Dewayne Branch, Chairman __________________________________• Jace Ford, Clerk _____________________________________________• 33.