Decisions › County Commission meeting of Apr 14, 2026
Approved authorizing the Chairman to send letters to federal lawmakers and FEMA asking them to restore funding for the Community Rating System program.
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.
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In plain words
Authorization for the County Chairman to send letters to federal lawmakers and FEMA asking them to restore funding for the National Flood Insurance Program Community Rating System.
What changes The Chairman is authorized to send the letters; no other program or policy changes.
Who and the money Applies to Lake County's participation in the CRS program; the record states no fiscal impact.
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "Recent reductions in federal program management funding threaten the ability to maintain and advance CRS program activities nationwide."
Why (staff, quoted) "Recent reductions in federal program management funding threaten the ability to maintain and advance CRS program activities nationwide."
Backup in the packet: Lake County CRS Program - Letter to Honorable Daniel Webster (p. 674), Lake County CRS Program - Letter to Honorable Rick Scott (p. 674), Lake County CRS Program - Letter to Karen Evans, Senior Official, FEMA Administrator (p. 674), Lake County CRS Program - Letter to Honorable Ashley Moody (p. 674)
Written from the Board Action and the staff cover sheet, checked by script: every number appears in the record. Staff memo
From the record
Recommend approval to authorize the Chairman to execute letters of support to the County's federal legislative delegation and FEMA advocating for the restoration of funding for the NFIP Community Rating System (CRS) program.Clerk of Court, Board Action, Apr 14, 2026, page 10. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Discussed setting minimum lot sizes, road frontage, and landscape buffers for residential development and directed staff to move forward with two separate parts.
- Next item: Tabled the appointment of one person to the WellFlorida Council as Lake County's provider representative, choosing between Juana De La Cruz and Christopher Gonzalez.
- All 21 items from Apr 14, 2026
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- Oct 27, 2026 Pulled the discussion on installing cameras in employee vehicles, leaving the policy decision for a later meeting.
- Oct 27, 2026 Appointed Andrew McGuire, Christie Folker, and Allyson Berry to the Sales Surtax Oversight Committee for four-year terms ending November 19, 2030.
- Oct 13, 2026 Approved a change to the January 2027 Board of County Commissioner meeting dates to January 12, 2027, and January 26, 2027.
- Oct 13, 2026 Approved a substantial amendment to the Community Development Block Grant Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Annual Action Plan and an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan.