Decisions › County Commission meeting of Jul 28, 2026
Approved a $100,000 settlement for a motor vehicle accident that happened on June 23, 2024.
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 1:01:18)
Voted on as part of the consent agendaA group of routine items the Board votes on together with one motion. Any commissioner can pull an item out to discuss and vote on it separately. County Commission agendas (CivicClerk portal); the recording starts at that vote. The county's own recording.
In plain words
A liability claim settlement for a motor vehicle accident that occurred on June 23, 2024, when a Fire Rescue Ambulance struck a resident on US Hwy 441 in Mount Dora.
What changes The parties will resolve the case with a payment of $100,000 to the injured resident.
Who and the money The settlement applies to the injured resident and costs the county $100,000.
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "The parties have reached a settlement to resolve this case in the amount of $100,000."
Where US Hwy 441 in Mount Dora
Why (staff, quoted) "a resident was injured in a motor vehicle accident on June 23, 2024, when struck by a Fire Rescue Ambulance."
Backup in the packet: STAFF APPROVALS AND DATES: Kandace Pourbaix Created/Initiated - 06/30/2026 Jim Kovacs Approved - 06/30/2026 David Eichin (p. 183)
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 Human Resources and Risk Management to recommend approval of a Liability Claim Settlement for a motor vehicle accident which occurred on June 23, 2024. The fiscal impact is $100,000.Clerk of Court, Board Action, Jul 28, 2026, page 6. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved declaring a list of county-owned items as surplus and removing them from the fixed asset records so the Procurement Services Director can sign the paperwork.
- Next item: Approved Urban County Cooperation Agreements with the City of Umatilla and the Town of Astatula for the Community Development Block Grant program for Fiscal Years 2027, 2028 and 2029.
- All 16 items from Jul 28, 2026
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- Oct 27, 2026 Pulled the discussion on installing cameras in employee vehicles, leaving the policy decision for a later meeting.
- Oct 27, 2026 Appointed Andrew McGuire, Christie Folker, and Allyson Berry to the Sales Surtax Oversight Committee for four-year terms ending November 19, 2030.
- 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.