Decisions › County Commission meeting of May 19, 2026
Approved designating Tammy Parrott as the Single Administrative Head of the Lake County Library System and authorizing the Chairman to sign the state certification form.
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In plain words
A request to name Tammy Parrott as the Single Administrative Head of the Lake County Library System and to sign a state form certifying her credentials for the State Aid to Libraries Grant Program.
What changes Tammy Parrott is formally designated as the Single Administrative Head of the Lake County Library System, and the Chairman is authorized to execute the state certification form.
Who and the money Applies to the Lake County Library System, its six branch libraries, and ten member municipal libraries; the state grant provides on average approximately $145,000 a year.
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "Section 257.17(2)(a), Florida Statutes, requires that each eligible library system be operated under a "single administrative head" who has completed an accredited library education program and has two subsequent years of full-time, paid professional experience."
Where Lake County Library System
Why (staff, quoted) "Section 257.17(2)(a), Florida Statutes, requires that each eligible library system be operated under a "single administrative head" who has completed an accredited library education program and has two subsequent years of full-time, paid professional experience."
Paid from State Aid to Libraries Grant Program
Backup in the packet: Tammy Parrott Cert. of credentials-single-library-administrative-head-form-dlis-sa (p. 112), Tammy Parrott Degree Verification (p. 112)
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 Library Services to recommend approval to designate Tammy Parrott as the Single Administrative Head of the Lake County Library System and authorize the Chairman to execute Florida Department of State, Division of Library and Information Services Form DLIS/SA01, State Aid to Libraries Grant Certification of Credentials - Single Library Administrative Head.Clerk of Court, Board Action, May 19, 2026, page 4. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved a change to the agreement with Find, Feed & Restore, Inc. for an affordable housing project funded by an $850,000 grant.
- Next item: Approved a Florida Department of Transportation grant agreement for $920,154 to buy transit vehicles for older adults and people with disabilities.
- All 33 items from May 19, 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.