Decisions › County Commission meeting of Oct 27, 2026
Approved $225,000 in Tourist Development Tax funds for Discover Lake County to sponsor Montverde Academy for marketing and promotional fees.
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 0:25:01)
The county's own recording.
In plain words
A three-year sponsorship agreement between Discover Lake County and Montverde Academy, using Tourist Development Tax funds for marketing and promotional fees.
What changes Discover Lake County becomes a sponsor of Montverde Academy, with branding on scoreboards, warm-up shirts, digital and social media, and title sponsorship of the MAIT Invitational and five other athletic events each year.
Who and the money The fiscal impact is not to exceed $225,000 (expenditure) over three years, with $75,000 per year, included in the Fiscal Year 2027, 2028, and 2029 budgets.
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "This agreement calls for use of Discover Lake County branding on MVA scoreboard and warm-up shirts, the recognition of Discover Lake County on MVA digital and social media, and the opportunity to distribute county- provided marketing materials at MVA home games."
Where Montverde Academy
Why (staff, quoted) "This agreement calls for use of Discover Lake County branding on MVA scoreboard and warm-up shirts, the recognition of Discover Lake County on MVA digital and social media, and the opportunity to distribute county- provided marketing materials at MVA home games."
Paid from Tourist Development Tax
Backup in the packet: Discover Lake - MVA Contract Partially Executed (p. 238), MVA Proposal (p. 238), TDC Meeting 2026-07-13.st.jp (p. 238)
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 Tourism to recommend approval: 1. To provide Tourist Development Tax funding for marketing/promotional fees and related expenses for Discover Lake County to be designated as a sponsor of Montverde Academy. 2. To authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement. The fiscal impact is not to exceed $225,000 (expenditure) and is within, and will be included in the Fiscal Year 2027, 2028, and 2029 budgets. The itemized fiscal impact per year is $75,000.Clerk of Court, Board Action, Oct 27, 2026, page 5. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved two on-call contracts for guardrail and handrail repair with C. Slagter Construction, Inc. and Southeast Highway Guardrail & Attenuators, LLC, costing $250,000.
- Next item: Approved vacating a 330.65 feet by 15 feet right of way in the Clermont area, with a fiscal impact of $2,295.
- All 19 items from Oct 27, 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 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.
- Oct 6, 2026 Discussed the Lake County Property Appraiser's request to appeal its budget and directed staff to continue the appeal process.