Decisions › County Commission meeting of Feb 24, 2026
Approved payments of $108,731.16 to Encompass Health for economic development incentive grants and impact fee waivers under existing agreements.
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 request to pay Encompass Health two economic development incentive grants that are due under agreements the County signed in 2020 and 2021.
What changes The County Manager is authorized to make the two payments to Encompass Health, completing the County's obligation for Year 2 of the agreements.
Who and the money Encompass Health receives $63,641.84 under the Economic Development Grant Incentive Program and $45,089.32 under the Agreement for Waiver of Impact FeesA one-time charge on new construction to pay for the roads, schools, parks or fire stations the new homes or businesses will need. Florida Statutes 163.31801, for a total expenditure of $108,731.16 within the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget.
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "Encompass Health submitted the certified Cover Letter with the requested evidence to show the terms of their Agreements have been met."
Why (staff, quoted) "Encompass Health submitted the certified Cover Letter with the requested evidence to show the terms of their Agreements have been met."
Paid from Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
Backup in the packet: Encompass Health Ad Valorem Grant Incentive Agreement FINAL APPROVED (p. 132), Encompass Impact Fee Agreement - Clermont - Executed FINAL 4.15.2021 (p. 132), Encompass.2025.Compliance.Cover.Letter - Executed submitted 1.23.2026 (p. 132)
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 Economic Development to recommend approval to authorize the County Manager to execute payments for economic development incentive grants due under the applicable agreements to: 1. Encompass Health for the Economic Development Grant Incentive Program in the amount of $63,641.84; 2. Encompass Health for the Agreement for Waiver of Impact Fees in the amount of $45,089.32. The fiscal impact is $108,731.16 (expenditure) and is within, and will not exceed, the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget.Clerk of Court, Board Action, Feb 24, 2026, page 3. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved a letter to the Florida Department of Criminal Justice.
- Next item: Approved a perpetual utility easement for Sumter Electric Cooperative, Inc. (SECO) to provide electrical services at Fire Station 85 in Montverde.
- All 27 items from Feb 24, 2026
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