Decisions › County Commission meeting of Jun 23, 2026
Approved the start of the yearly process to set the Distributed Wastewater Treatment System fee, with an estimated revenue of $68,619.60.
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
This item is a resolutionA formal Board decision that is not a law: it states a position, approves an agreement, sets a fee or rate, or directs staff. Adopted by a vote, usually without a public hearing. Florida Statutes 125.01 that starts the yearly process of setting the Distributed Wastewater Treatment System fee for properties in unincorporated Lake County that use the system.
What changes After approval, the county will publish notice of a September 8, 2026 public hearing, notify affected parties of the proposed rate, and set the fee for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026.
Who and the money The fee applies to improved residential property in unincorporated Lake County that uses the Distributed Wastewater Treatment System. The estimated fiscal impact for Fiscal Year 2027 is $68,619.60 (revenue).
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "Annually, the Board of County Commissioners (Board) is required to adopt the Initial Assessment Resolution of the Distributed Wastewater Treatment Sytem (DWTS) Municipal Service Benefit Unit for the following year."
Why (staff, quoted) "Chapter 21 of the Lake County Code requires an Initial Assessment Resolution to be approved for the continuance of the installation and maintenance of the DWTS Municipal Service Benefit Unit Assessment."
Paid from DWTS Municipal Service Benefit Unit fee
Backup in the packet: DWTS Resolution (p. 760)
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 for adoption of Initial Assessment Resolution 2026-74, which initiates the annual process for the preparation of the Distributed Wastewater Treatment System (DWTS) Municipal Service Benefit Unit Assessment Roll, authorizes the publication of the advertisement for September 8, 2026, Public Hearing, provides direction to notify all affected parties of the proposed rate, and directs the imposition of the DWTS Municipal Service Benefit Unit fee for the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2026. The estimated fiscal impact for Fiscal Year 2027 is $68,619.60 (revenue).Clerk of Court, Board Action, Jun 23, 2026, page 5. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved a resolution to start the annual process for charging a fee to maintain internal subdivision roads in Edgemont, Lake Nellie Crossing, and Trailside, with an estimated revenue of $85,549.75.
- Next item: Approved a resolution to start the annual process for setting solid waste fees for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026, with an estimated revenue of $33,987,543.
- All 25 items from Jun 23, 2026
More on taxes and budget
- Oct 27, 2026 Received the Sales Surtax Oversight Advisory Committee report and provisional meeting minutes from September 2025 and April 2026.
- Oct 27, 2026 Approved $225,000 in Tourist Development Tax funds for Discover Lake County to sponsor Montverde Academy for marketing and promotional fees.
- Oct 13, 2026 Approved the second amendment to the structure lease agreement with no fiscal impact.
- Oct 13, 2026 Approved $156,000 in Tourist Development Tax funding for Lake County's bid to host the 2026-2028 FHSAA State Golf Championships at Mission Inn Resort & Club.
- Oct 13, 2026 Discussed grant funding for businesses near the Eudora Roundabout to support local economic activity in that area.