Decisions › County Commission meeting of Oct 13, 2026
Approved a change to the shared contract for medical examiner services with five other counties and authorized the chairman to sign later edits.
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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 change to a shared-services contract between six Florida counties that split the cost of medical examiner services.
What changes The counties will sign the first amendment to the agreement, and the Lake County chairman is authorized to sign any later minor edits the other counties request, after the county attorney reviews them.
Who and the money Citrus County, Hernando County, Lake County, Marion County, Seminole County, and Sumter County; the record states there is no fiscal impact.
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "The Parties now desire to amend the Agreement to clarify and align operational responsibilities with current practices."
Why (staff, quoted) "The Parties now desire to amend the Agreement to clarify and align operational responsibilities with current practices."
Backup in the packet: 1st Amendment to Interlocal for Medical Examiner Services _cost share 09152026 (p. 132), Pages from May 27 2026 Agenda Packet (002) (p. 132)
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 County Manager to recommend approval: 1. To execute the First Amendment to Interlocal Agreement for Cost Share of Medical Examiner Services between Citrus County, Hernando County, Lake County, Marion County, Seminole County, and Sumter County. 2. To authorize the Chairman to sign or re-sign any modified document if changes are requested by the other counties to the agreement which may take place after the Board approves the Amendment, subject to County Attorney review and approval of the changes. There is no fiscal impact.Clerk of Court, Board Action, Oct 13, 2026, page 3. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved a change to the January 2027 Board of County Commissioner meeting dates to January 12, 2027, and January 26, 2027.
- Next item: 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.
- All 23 items from Oct 13, 2026
More on contracts and purchasing
- Oct 27, 2026 Approved six contracts for storm drain system cleaning and related services with Atlantic Pipe Services, LLC, Earth View, LLC, Flotech Environmental, LLC, GCU, LLC, Rowland (DE), LLC, and Shenandoah General Construction, LLC.
- Oct 27, 2026 Approved two on-call contracts for guardrail and handrail repair with C. Slagter Construction, Inc. and Southeast Highway Guardrail & Attenuators, LLC, costing $250,000.
- Oct 13, 2026 Approved a $482,547 annual Core Contract with the Lake County Department of Health for services from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027.
- Oct 13, 2026 Approved three contracts with Estep Construction, J & L General Services, and Pro Way Paving Systems for non-road paving services, costing $500,000.
- Sep 22, 2026 Approved ending the antenna site lease with SBA Properties, Inc. for the tower at 19430 East 3rd Street in Umatilla and authorized the County Manager to negotiate an early termination.