Decisions › County Commission meeting of Apr 28, 2026
Approved three funding agreements with the Fifth Judicial Circuit Office of Court Administration, the State Attorney, and the Public Defender to operate the Lake County Adult Post-Adjudicatory Drug Court Program for $440,550.
The vote: 4-0
The minutes give the tally and name the no votes; they do not list every yes vote for this item.
Motion by Sean M. Parks, seconded by Kirby Smith. From the Clerk's official minutes.
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In plain words
Three funding agreements to operate the Lake County Adult Post-Adjudicatory Drug Court Program with the Fifth Judicial Circuit Office of Court Administration, the State Attorney, and the Public Defender.
What changes The County will execute the three funding agreements, committing to its share of annual funding and obligations for the drug court program's operation.
Who and the money Lake County, The Fifth Judicial Circuit Office of Court Administration, the State Attorney, and the Public Defender; $440,550 (expenditure).
The record states no reason.
Why (staff, quoted) "The Opioid epidemic has continued to have a significant adverse impact on the State of Florida and Lake County."
Paid from settlement funds
Backup in the packet: L-2025-33 Administrative Order Establishing the Lake County Adult Post- Adjudicatory Drug Court Pilot Project (p. 63), FY26 Drug Treatment Court Budget (p. 63), Lake County & Circuit Court Funding Agreement for Post-Adjudicatory Drug Court Program (p. 63), Lake County & SAO Funding Agreement Post-Adjudicatory Drug Court Program (p. 63), Lake County & PDO Funding Agreement Post-Adjudicatory Drug Court Program (p. 63)
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From the record
Request from County Probation to recommend approval: 1. To execute a Funding Agreement with The Fifth Judicial Circuit Office of Court Administration for the Operation of the Lake County Adult Post - Adjudicatory Drug Court Program; and 2. To execute a Funding Agreement with the State Attorney for the Operation of the Lake County Adult Post-Adjudicatory Drug Court Program; and 3. To execute a Funding Agreement with the Public Defender for the Operation of the Lake County Adult Post-Adjudicatory Drug Court Program. The fiscal impact is $440,550 (expenditure).Clerk of Court, Board Action, Apr 28, 2026, page 7. Open the official document
The Board approved the Consent Agenda, Tabs 7 through 23, pulling Tabs 11 and 14 to the regular agenda as follows: PROCLAMATIONS Recommend approval and adoption of ALS Awareness Month Proclamation 2026-29, per Commissioner Morris, by a vote of 4-0.Clerk of Court, Board Minutes, Apr 28, 2026. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved an agreement to give the Town of Astatula $110,000 in Infrastructure Sales Tax funding to finish park improvements at Joe Swaffer Park and Kirkwood Park.
- Next item: Approved a $4,997,878.84 construction contract with Nichols Contracting, Inc. to build multi-family detached housing.
- All 30 items from Apr 28, 2026
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