Decisions › County Commission meeting of Aug 11, 2026
Approved an ordinance to place a measure on the November 2026 ballot asking voters to extend the North Lake County Hospital District for ten years.
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 3:15:15)
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 The Board adopts it at an advertised public hearing, and it stays in force until repealed; the county's ordinances are collected in the Code of Ordinances.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 to put a ballot measure on the November 2026 election asking voters whether to extend the North Lake County Hospital District for ten years starting October 1, 2027.
What changes The ballot measure will appear on the November 2026 election ballot; the district's expiration date does not change until voters decide.
Who and the money Applies to the North Lake County Hospital District; the record states the fiscal impact cannot be determined at this time.
The record states no reason.
Where North Lake County Hospital District
Why (staff, quoted) "Pursuant to Chapter 2012-258, Laws of Florida, the North Lake Hospital District will expire on September 30, 2027, unless otherwise extended through referendum."
Backup in the packet: Proposed Ordinance (p. 997), Business Impact Estimate_North Lake Hospital District (p. 997)
Written from the Board Action and the staff cover sheet, checked by script: every number appears in the record. Staff memo
From the record
PUBLIC HEARING: Recommend adoption and execution of Ordinance 2026-35 to place on the November 2026 ballot a measure regarding the extension of the North Lake County Hospital District for ten (10) years beginning October 1, 2027. The fiscal impact cannot be determined at this time.Clerk of Court, Board Action, Aug 11, 2026, page 6. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved a conditional use permit for the Smith Family Trust to operate a private family cemetery on about 470 acres in the Agriculture District.
- Next item: Approved an ordinance to change Lake County's land development rules for cemeteries so that they follow state law HB 425 (2026).
- All 23 items from Aug 11, 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.