Decisions › County Commission meeting of Jul 14, 2026
Approved an interlocal agreement to combine three fire assessments into one County-administered assessment for the Villages Public Safety Department.
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In plain words
An interlocal agreementA contract between two governments, such as the county and a city, to share a service, a cost or a responsibility. Florida Statutes 163.01 to combine three separately administered fire assessments into a single County-administered assessment for the Villages Public Safety Department.
What changes The County will administer one consolidated fire assessment beginning in Fiscal Year 2026-2027, and the Villages Fire District will expand to include portions of Lady Lake and Fruitland Park.
Who and the money Lake County, the Town of Lady Lake, the City of Fruitland Park, and the Village Center Community Development DistrictCommunity Development District: a special district a developer sets up to finance and run a subdivision's roads, water and amenities, paid for by assessments on the lots. Florida Statutes 190.003; there is no fiscal impact.
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "The VCCDD, Town of Lady Lake, and City of Fruitland Park have proposed this Interlocal Agreement for the Villages Public Safety Department Special Assessment Funding to combine the three separately administered assessments into a single County-administered assessment"
Where Villages Fire District
Why (staff, quoted) "The VCCDD, Town of Lady Lake, and City of Fruitland Park have proposed this Interlocal Agreement for the Villages Public Safety Department Special Assessment Funding to combine the three separately administered assessments into a single County-administered assessment beginning in Fiscal Year 2026-2027."
Paid from Villages Public Safety Department Special Assessment Funding
Backup in the packet: Interlocal Agreement for Villages Public Safety Department Special Assessment Funding_NOT SIGNED (p. 95), FY 2027 Initial Fire Assessment Resolution 2026-76 (p. 95)
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 Fire Rescue to recommend approval and execution of an Interlocal Agreement for Villages Public Safety Department Special Assessment Funding. There is no fiscal impact.Clerk of Court, Board Action, Jul 14, 2026, page 4. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved the purchase of the Eustis EMS Ambulance Station at 801 North Bay Street from Finlayson Family, LLC for $1,019,114.50.
- Next item: Approved a budget amendment to use $6,000 in unanticipated grant revenue for Library Services.
- All 32 items from Jul 14, 2026
More on public safety
- Oct 27, 2026 Approved using Contract 19-0707 with Ten-8 Fire & Safety, LLC to purchase a Pierce custom pumper for $1,249,125.
- Oct 13, 2026 Approved a contract to retrofit two 6,000-gallon water tankers and buy two semi-tractors for Fire Rescue to use as frontline water supply vehicles.
- Sep 22, 2026 Approved applying for a $12,652,826 Department of Justice grant for the Lake County Sheriff's Office and authorized the Chairman to sign the documents.
- Sep 22, 2026 Approved a change to the contract with Motorola Solutions, Inc. for six years of support and maintenance for the Countywide 800MHz Public Safety Radio System for $16,780,000.
- Sep 8, 2026 Approved the Emergency Management Preparedness and Assistance plan for the county.