Decisions › County Commission meeting of Sep 22, 2026
Approved $200,000 for the Lake County Library System eBook & eAudiobook Expansion project.
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 0:46:37)
The county's own recording.
In plain words
A public hearing to approve funding levels for Library Impact FeeA one-time charge on new construction to pay for the roads, schools, parks or fire stations the new homes or businesses will need. Florida Statutes 163.31801 Trust Fund grant applications from county and municipal library projects.
What changes The Board approved funding for eight library projects, including eBook expansion, Library of Things collection, shelf expansion, makerspace workstation, community room expansion, and Simpson Farmhouse expansion.
Who and the money The fiscal impact is $499,508.85 (expenditure) for the approved library projects.
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "Per Lake County Policy LCC-63, Library Impact Fees are distributed annually based on an application and review process by the Office of Library Services that includes soliciting comments from the 10 municipal library directors of the Lake County Library System."
The county's record does not say where this applies.
Why (staff, quoted) "Per Lake County Policy LCC-63, Library Impact Fees are distributed annually based on an application and review process by the Office of Library Services that includes soliciting comments from the 10 municipal library directors of the Lake County Library System."
Paid from Library Impact Fee Trust Fund
Backup in the packet: City of Eustis Legal Opinion_Eustis Memorial Library Expansion (p. 460), City of Eustis_Resolution_ILA Library Impact Fees_partially executed (p. 460), City of Mount Dora Legal Opinion_Simpson Farmhouse Expansion (p. 460), City of Mount Dora_ILA Library Impact Fees_partially executed (p. 460), LCLS Legal Opinion_Paisley Library Makerspace Workstation_Books (p. 460), LCLS Legal Opinion_Cagan Crossings Library Shelving Expansion (p. 460), LCLS Legal Opinion_Systemwide Collection Request Expansion of eBook_eAudiobook Collections (p. 460), LCLS Legal Opinion_Library of Things Collection (p. 460)
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 approval of the following funding levels for Library Impact Fee Trust Fund Grant Applications: 1. County projects: • Lake County Library System eBook & eAudiobook Expansion at $200,000. • Lake County Library System Library of Things Collection at $50,000. • Lake County Library System Cagan Crossings Library Shelf Expansion at $28,224.01. Commission District 1. • Lake County Library System Paisley Branch Library Makerspace Workstation and Youth Book Collection at $13,348.21. Commission District 4. 2. Municipal projects: • Eustis Memorial Library Community Room Expansion at $157,936.63. Commission District 4. • W.T. Bland Public Library Simpson Farmhouse Expansion atClerk of Court, Board Action, Sep 22, 2026, page 8. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved a resolution to inventory all Lake County and Lake County Water Authority owned real property for affordable housing.
- Next item: Approved a change to the contract with Lake Economic Area Development (LEAD) for $500,000 in Fiscal Year 2027 funding.
- All 23 items from Sep 22, 2026
More on schools and libraries
- Oct 27, 2026 Approved funding for the Lake County School Board Choice and Alternative Education's Driver's Education Program, Behind-the-Wheel.
- Oct 13, 2026 Approved the termination of the library impact fee agreement between Lake County and the Town of Howey-in-the-Hills for Fiscal Year 2026.
- Sep 22, 2026 Approved a change to the library service agreements with ten local libraries to extend the contract for 12 months at a cost of $1,207,294.
- Sep 22, 2026 Approved submitting the Fiscal Year 2027 State Aid to Libraries Grant Application, including certifications of funds, hours, free library services, and access to materials.
- May 21, 2026 Heard a presentation about the library services update and the proposed fiscal year 2027 budget.