Decisions › County Commission meeting of Apr 28, 2026
Approved an ordinance declaring Lake County a Bill of Rights Sanctuary County and directing staff to advertise it as written.
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.
Watch this part of the meeting (starts at 3:20:54)
The county's own recording.
In plain words
An ordinanceA county law. The Board adopts it at an advertised public hearing, and it stays in force until repealed; the county's ordinances are collected in the Code of Ordinances. Florida Statutes 125.66 creating Section 2-6 of the Lake County Code that declares Lake County a Bill of Rights Sanctuary County.
What changes The ordinance is approved as written and will be advertised, adding the sanctuary declaration to the county code.
Who and the money Applies to Lake County; the record states there is no fiscal impact.
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "Discussion and direction on an Ordinance creating Section 2-6, Lake County Code, declaring Lake County as a Bill of Rights Sanctuary County."
Backup in the packet: Proposed Ordinance (p. 1818), Business Impact Estimate_Delaring Lake County as a Bill of Rights Sanctuary (p. 1818)
Written from the Board Action and the staff cover sheet, checked by script: every number appears in the record. Staff memo
From the record
Discussion and direction on an Ordinance creating Section 2-6, Lake County Code, declaring Lake County as a Bill of Rights Sanctuary County. There is no fiscal impact. The Board approved to advertise this as written.Clerk of Court, Board Action, Apr 28, 2026, page 9. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved a letter from Commissioner Smith thanking the City of Tavares for helping decorate downtown.
- Next item: Approved a $460,000 local government contribution for affordable housing units in Lake County, contingent on the developer receiving Low-Income Housing Tax Credit funding.
- All 30 items from Apr 28, 2026
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- 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.