Decisions › County Commission meeting of Jan 20, 2026
Approved a use agreement with Lake Technical College for the Fire Training Facility, costing $16,226 plus water and LP gas.
The result is from the Clerk's Board ActionThe Clerk's same-week record of what the County Commission decided on each agenda tab. Vote tallies and discussion come later in the Board Minutes. Clerk of Court, Board Action and Board Minutes on Municode. The vote by name appears here when the official minutes are posted, usually a few weeks after the meeting.
In plain words
A use agreement between the County Fire Rescue and Lake Technical College to share a fire training facility at the Institute of Public Safety Extension Campus in Tavares.
What changes The County Fire Rescue will use part of the college's fire training facility under an initial term through September 30, 2026, renewable yearly by mutual consent.
Who and the money The agreement applies to the County Fire Rescue and Lake Technical College; the estimated fiscal impact is $16,226 (expenditure) plus the cost of water and LP gas which cannot be determined at this time.
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "In partnership with Lake Technical College, the Office of Fire Rescue will utilize a portion of the fire training facility located at the Institute of Public Safety Extension Campus in Tavares."
Where Institute of Public Safety Extension Campus in Tavares
Why (staff, quoted) "In partnership with Lake Technical College, the Office of Fire Rescue will utilize a portion of the fire training facility located at the Institute of Public Safety Extension Campus in Tavares."
Backup in the packet: Partial Exe_Facility Use Agreement_LTC and LC (p. 131)
Written from the Board Action and the staff cover sheet, checked by script: every number appears in the record. Staff memo
From the record
Request from Fire Rescue to recommend approval of the Fire Training Facility Use Agreement with Lake Technical College. The estimated fiscal impact is $16,226 (expenditure) plus the cost of water and LP gas which cannot be determined at this time, and is included in, and will not exceed, the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget. Future expenditures will not exceed the available funding in any Fiscal Year Budget.Clerk of Court, Board Action, Jan 20, 2026, page 6. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved an amended unity of title document and authorized the Chairman to sign it to correct a property record error.
- Next item: Approved a $150,000 sponsorship agreement with PFX Athletics for Legends Way Ballfields so the County is recognized as the official destination partner.
- All 20 items from Jan 20, 2026
More on contracts and purchasing
- Oct 27, 2026 Approved six contracts for storm drain system cleaning and related services with Atlantic Pipe Services, LLC, Earth View, LLC, Flotech Environmental, LLC, GCU, LLC, Rowland (DE), LLC, and Shenandoah General Construction, LLC.
- Oct 27, 2026 Approved two on-call contracts for guardrail and handrail repair with C. Slagter Construction, Inc. and Southeast Highway Guardrail & Attenuators, LLC, costing $250,000.
- Oct 13, 2026 Approved a change to the shared contract for medical examiner services with five other counties and authorized the chairman to sign later edits.
- Oct 13, 2026 Approved a $482,547 annual Core Contract with the Lake County Department of Health for services from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027.
- Oct 13, 2026 Approved three contracts with Estep Construction, J & L General Services, and Pro Way Paving Systems for non-road paving services, costing $500,000.