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Public safety: what the Lake County Commission decided
33 decisions on record since Jan 6, 2026: 28 approved, 0 denied, tabled, postponed or withdrawn. Newest first; open any line for the vote, the money and the record.
October 2026
- Oct 27, 2026 Approved using Contract 19-0707 with Ten-8 Fire & Safety, LLC to purchase a Pierce custom pumper for $1,249,125.
- Oct 13, 2026 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.
September 2026
- Sep 22, 2026 Approved applying for a $12,652,826 Department of Justice grant for the Lake County Sheriff's Office and authorized the Chairman to sign the documents.
- Sep 22, 2026 Approved a change to the contract with Motorola Solutions, Inc. for six years of support and maintenance for the Countywide 800MHz Public Safety Radio System for $16,780,000.
- Sep 8, 2026 Approved the Emergency Management Preparedness and Assistance plan for the county.
- Sep 8, 2026 Approved a $1,555,000 contract for Fire Rescue to buy EMS medical supplies and equipment from six vendors.
- Sep 1, 2026 Discussed rescinding authorizations for license plate readers in County right-of-ways and directed staff to revoke licenses and invite the Sheriff to a meeting.
August 2026
- Aug 25, 2026 Approved a $750,000 contract with Digitech Computer, LLC to handle billing for the county's emergency medical services.
- Aug 25, 2026 Approved a perpetual utility easement for Sumter Electric Cooperative, Inc. (SECO) to provide electrical services to a new public safety communications tower.
July 2026
- Jul 28, 2026 Approved an agreement with the Town of Montverde for fire inspections and shared water costs for the new Fire Station, totaling $197,095.02.
- Jul 14, 2026 Approved a one-time $75,000 cash death benefit for the dependents of a firefighter who died from a designated occupational cancer.
- Jul 14, 2026 Approved the purchase of the Eustis EMS Ambulance Station at 801 North Bay Street from Finlayson Family, LLC for $1,019,114.50.
- Jul 14, 2026 Approved an interlocal agreement to combine three fire assessments into one County-administered assessment for the Villages Public Safety Department.
June 2026
- Jun 9, 2026 Heard a presentation from Megan Milanese, Office of Emergency Management Director, about the 2026 Hurricane Season Outlook.
- Jun 9, 2026 Appointed Jana Quash, Stephanie Boyd, and Ashley Henry to the Public Safety Coordinating Council and approved applicable waivers.
May 2026
- May 26, 2026 Received an update on the Office of Public Safety Support and its proposed Fiscal Year 2027 budget.
- May 26, 2026 Heard an update and the proposed fiscal year 2027 budget from the Office of Fire Rescue.
- May 19, 2026 Approved a funding agreement with the Sheriff's Office to equally pay $57,765 for a Senior CAD GIS Coordinator position.
- May 19, 2026 Approved the purchase of one Pierce commercial pumper and one Pierce custom pumper from Ten-8 Fire and Safety, LLC for $2,270,517.
- May 19, 2026 Approved an agreement with the City of Leesburg about ambulance and emergency medical services MSTU increment revenues that reduces expenditures by $281,198.
- May 19, 2026 Approved a Vision Zero resolution, the Lake County Safety Action Plan, and a Safe Streets for All Implementation Grant application.
April 2026
- Apr 28, 2026 Approved a letter of support and agreement to the Florida Attorney General regarding the Crime Stoppers Grant Program.
- Apr 28, 2026 Heard an update from Assistant County Manager Thomas Carpenter about the County's Fire Rescue Ambulance Services.
- Apr 28, 2026 Approved a certificate allowing the Office of Fire Rescue to provide ambulance services in Lake County through June 18, 2028.
- Apr 14, 2026 Approved the updated 2026 Lake County Multi-Jurisdictional Local Mitigation and Resilience Strategy Plan and authorized the Chairman to sign the related resolution.
- Apr 14, 2026 Approved the Emergency Management Performance Grant agreement for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 in the amount of $104,126.45.
March 2026
- Mar 24, 2026 Approved advertising a public hearing to renew the certificate allowing the Office of Fire Rescue to provide emergency medical services.
- Mar 10, 2026 Approved a change to the fire protection and rescue services agreement with the City of Mascotte.
February 2026
- Feb 24, 2026 Approved a perpetual utility easement for Sumter Electric Cooperative, Inc. (SECO) to provide electrical services at Fire Station 85 in Montverde.
- Feb 10, 2026 Approved the City of Mount Dora's request to install automatic license plate readers in County right-of-way at four locations within the city's limits.
- Feb 10, 2026 Approved the City of Fruitland Park's request to install automatic license plate readers at three locations within County right-of-way.
- Feb 10, 2026 Approved the Town of Lady Lake's request to install automatic license plate readers at eleven locations within County right-of-way inside the town's limits.
January 2026
Residents spoke on this at public comment 6 times in the minutes on file. What they raised