SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA  
COUNTY SERVICES BUILDING  
1101 EAST FIRST STREET  
SANFORD, FLORIDA  
32771­1468  
Meeting Minutes  
Tuesday, June 9, 2026  
9:30 AM  
BCC Meeting and Budget Work Session # 2  
BCC Chambers  
Board of County Commissioners  
I. CALL TO ORDER  
Chairman Andria Herr  
Present:  
Vice Chairman Amy Lockhart  
Commissioner Bob Dallari  
Commissioner Jay Zembower  
Commissioner Lee Constantine  
Additional Attendees: County Attorney Kate Latorre, County Manager Darren Gray, and  
Deputy Clerk Chariti Guevara.  
II. INVOCATION & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
Rabbi Yanky Majesky, Chabad of North Orlando, gave the Invocation and led the Pledge of  
Allegiance.  
III. ADDITIONS, DELETIONS & MODIFICATIONS TO THE AGENDA  
County Manager Darren Gray announced Item 5, Resolution amending Admin Code Section  
26.5; Item 13, Resolution initiating the statutory negotiation process with Sanford for an  
Interlocal Service Boundary Agreement; and Item 16, grant funding request to Wekiva Wild  
and Scenic River Advisory Committee, were being pulled to come back at a later time.  
Commissioner Dallari requested Item 7, Purchase Agreement for the acquisition of the office  
building located at 1016 Spring Villas Point, be pulled for separate discussion.  
IV. CONSENT AGENDA – PUBLIC PARTICIPATION  
Public Comment (Consent Items Only)  
With regard to public participation, Bill Hyde spoke in opposition to Item 14, Memorandum of  
Understanding with WUCF for emergency communication during disasters. Alan Harris,  
Director of Emergency Management, addressed the Board and explained this is a renewal  
agreement. They test the system regularly before hurricane season. This is not paid out of  
the general fund or by property tax dollars. It is paid for out of the Emergency Management  
Preparedness and Assistance trust fund, which is funded by a small part of homeowner's  
insurance. During an emergency, the Office of Communications pushes out to the public  
WUCF is the radio station to tune into that guarantees the County their information is being  
broadcasted multiple times through the day and also at the top of the hour. Every time they  
renew the agreement, they seek a multitude of different proposals, and WUCF was the most  
economical that could guarantee the service. They also develop public service  
announcements for the County, so there are a couple of different components to this  
agreement.  
Winn Adams spoke in opposition to Item 7, Purchase Agreement for the acquisition of the  
office building located at 1016 Spring Villas Point.  
No one else spoke and public input was closed.  
Public Comment Forms were received and filed.  
Motion by Commissioner Zembower, seconded by Vice Chairman Lockhart to approve the  
Constitutional Officers Consent Agenda Item 1; and the County Manager's Consent Agenda  
Items 2 through 21 with the exception of 5, 7, 13, and 16.  
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 voted AYE.  
Constitutional Officers – Consent Agenda (Item No. 1)  
1.  
Expenditure Approval Lists dated April 29, May 6 and 13, 2026; Payroll  
Approval Lists dated April 23 and May 7, 2026; and BCC Official Minutes  
dated April 28 and May 12, 2026. (Jenny Spencer, CPA, MAcc, CGFO,  
and CFE, Director - Comptroller’s Office)  
2026-0455  
County Manager’s Consent Agenda (Items No. 2 - 21)  
County Manager's Office  
2.  
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Proclamation  
proclaiming June 19, 2026 as Juneteenth in Seminole County, Florida.  
2026-0478  
2026-0480  
3.  
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Resolution honoring  
the retirement of Rod Jackson from St. Luke’s Lutheran School.  
Resolution #2026-R-47  
Administrative Services  
4.  
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Amended and  
2026-0491  
2026-0463  
Restated Agreement between Seminole County and the Seminole County  
Property Appraiser to update references and procedural processes for  
notice of non-ad valorem assessments. Countywide (Lorie Bailey Brown,  
CFO/Administrative Services Director)  
5.  
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Resolution amending  
the Seminole County Administrative Code by revising section 26.5  
(Information Security and Artificial Intelligence Policy); and providing an  
effective date. Countywide (Stephen Koontz, Assistant County Manager)  
Pulled from the Agenda.  
6.  
7.  
Approve and authorize the County Manager to execute the Unilateral  
Termination of Reflections of Hidden Lake Utilities Department lease.  
District5 - Herr (Stephen Koontz, Assistant County Manager)  
2026-0350  
2026-0354  
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Purchase Agreement  
for the acquisition of the office building located at 1016 Spring Villas  
Point, Winter Springs, Florida consisting of approximately 12,140 square  
feet on 1.02 acres, in the amount of $3,700,000 for Utilities Department  
office space; authorize the County Manager to execute ancillary  
documents necessary to complete the transaction; and execute a  
Resolution implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #26-030 in  
the Water and Sewer Fund to transfer $4,000,000 from reserves.  
District1 - Dallari (Stephen Koontz, Assistant County Manager)  
Requesting Department-Utilities  
Pulled for separate discussion.  
8.  
Request Board approval to submit a grant application to the Florida  
Department of Transportation, District Five, for the SFY 2028 Public  
Transit Service Development Program, seeking up to $1,500,000 for  
2026-0458  
enhancements to the Seminole County “SCOUT” micro-transit program;  
and approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Resolution  
authorizing the County Manager, or designee, to execute all documents  
associated with the grant application. Countywide (Kristian Swenson,  
Assistant County Manager) Requesting Department - County Managers  
Office  
Resolution #2026-R-48  
9.  
Award CC-7045-26/HSM Construction Services Agreement for Lockwood  
Boulevard Force Main and Reclaimed Water Main Construction to  
Cacique Utilities, LLC in the amount of $1,413,267.00 and Authorize the  
Purchasing and Contracts Division to execute the agreement. District1 -  
Dallari. (Stephen Koontz, Assistant County Manager) Requesting  
Department - Utilities  
2026-0414  
2026-0427  
10.  
Award RFP-5044-25 Public Relations, Advertising, Marketing, and  
Multimedia Services to Global-5, Inc., Curley & Pynn Public Relations  
Management, Inc., Evok Advertising & Design, Inc., Consensus  
Communications, Inc., and Quest Corporation of America, Inc.; approve a  
Resolution implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #26-031 in  
the General Fund to transfer $100,000 from reserves, and authorize the  
Purchasing and Contracts Division to execute the Agreement. Countywide  
(Stephen Koontz, Assistant County Manager) Requesting Department -  
Communications  
Resolution #2026-R-49  
11.  
12.  
Award RFP-5180-26/GCM -External Auditing Services for Seminole  
County to Forvis Mazars, LLP, Orlando in the amount of $691,950.00 and  
authorize the Purchasing and Contracts Division to execute the  
Agreement. Countywide (Stephen Koontz, Assistant County Manager)  
Requesting Department - Administrative Services  
2026-0438  
2026-0439  
Award RFP-5187-26/RLH Fire Department Physicians Services to  
Adventist Health Systems/Sunbelt, Inc dba AdventHealth Centra Care  
and Life Extension Clinics, Inc dba Life Scan Wellness Centers at an  
estimated annual amount of $533,000 and authorize the Purchasing and  
Contracts Division to execute the Agreement. Countywide (Stephen  
Koontz, Assistant County Manager) Requesting Department - Fire  
Development Services  
13. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Resolution initiating the  
2026-0431  
2026-0483  
statutory negotiation process with the City of Sanford for an Interlocal  
Service Boundary Agreement and directing the County Manager to follow  
statutory procedure. District4 - Lockhart/District5 - Herr (Mike Rhodes,  
Interim Development Services Director)  
Pulled from the agenda.  
Emergency Management  
14. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute the Memorandum of  
Understanding with WUCF for emergency communication during  
disasters. Countywide (Alan Harris, Emergency Management Director)  
15.  
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute the Service Level  
Agreement with T-Mobile for 3-1-1 governmental services in Seminole  
County. Countywide (Alan Harris, Emergency Management Director)  
2026-0484  
2026-0457  
Environmental Services  
16. Request Board approval to submit a funding request to the Wekiva Wild  
and Scenic River Advisory Committee requesting up to $50,000 to  
support the purchase of bear-proof garbage cans within the Wekiva  
watershed. If awarded, these funds will be administered and distributed  
using the same processes and criteria proposed for the Florida Fish and  
Wildlife Conservation Commissioner (FWC) funding to ensure  
consistency and efficient implementation from all funding sources.  
District3 - Constantine and District5 - Herr (Kim Ornberg, Environmental  
Services Director)  
Pulled from the agenda.  
Fire Department/EMS  
17.  
Request Board approval to submit a grant application to the US  
2026-0467  
2026-0468  
Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency  
Management Agency (FEMA) for the FY25 Staffing for Adequate Fire and  
Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program, requesting up to $4  
Million for 12 Employees and authorize the County Manager or designee  
to execute all documents associated with the SAFER Grant application.  
Countywide (Matt Kinley, Fire Chief)  
18.  
Request Board approval to submit a grant application to the US  
Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency  
Management Agency (FEMA) for the FY25 Assistance to Firefighters  
Grant (AFG) Program, requesting up to $2 Million for Portable Radios,  
Personal Protective Equipment and/or Thermal Imaging Cameras; and  
authorize the County Manager or designee to execute all documents  
associated with the AFG Grant application. Countywide (Matt Kinley, Fire  
Chief)  
Management and Budget  
19.  
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Resolution  
2026-0456  
2026-0459  
implementing the Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #26-027 in the  
amount of $191,163 in various County grant funds to appropriate  
additional approved funding and true-up budgets to match approved  
allocations. Countywide (Timothy Jecks, Management & Budget Director)  
Resolution #2026-R-50  
20.  
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Resolution  
implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #26-032 in the General  
Fund to transfer $603,726 from reserves for Hurricane Milton shelter  
expenses and FEMA cost recovery. Countywide (Timothy Jecks,  
Management & Budget Director) - Requesting Department: Management  
and Budget  
Resolution #2026-R-51  
21.  
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Resolution  
implementing Budget Amendment (BAR) # 26-033 in the Public Works  
Capital Program to utilize Mobility Fee funding on existing eligible Sales  
Tax Funded infrastructure projects in the amount of $2,070,000.  
Countywide (Timothy Jecks, Management & Budget Director) Requesting  
Department - Public Works  
2026-0462  
Resolution #2026-R-52  
CONSENT AGENDA – PULLED FOR DISCUSSION/SEPARATE VOTE  
7.  
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Purchase Agreement  
for the acquisition of the office building located at 1016 Spring Villas  
Point, Winter Springs, Florida consisting of approximately 12,140 square  
feet on 1.02 acres, in the amount of $3,700,000 for Utilities Department  
office space; authorize the County Manager to execute ancillary  
documents necessary to complete the transaction; and execute a  
Resolution implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #26-030 in  
the Water and Sewer Fund to transfer $4,000,000 from reserves.  
District1 - Dallari (Stephen Koontz, Assistant County Manager)  
Requesting Department-Utilities  
2026-0354  
Commissioner Dallari commented he has had discussion with staff and knows they  
need to move the Utility Department somewhere because of the rental condition. He  
was first under the impression they were going to be moved into the new County  
Services Building because they are trying to centralize everything. Staff advised that  
was cost prohibitive and the Spring Villa Point building would run somewhere around  
$300 per square foot. The new County Services Building would be a little over $1,045  
per square foot, which includes the parking garage, site work, and the consultants. He  
knows a Class B building runs anywhere between $300 to $500 a square foot and the  
parking garage raises that, but he can't see it raising it that much. He would like to get  
more clarification because they are taking another piece of property off the tax rolls,  
and he would like to have discussion about this because the Board, as a group, has not  
discussed it in any great detail.  
The other Commissioners advised they also had individual briefings with staff, and they  
expressed the reasons they support the purchase of the building.  
Mr. Gray explained this is being paid for out of the enterprise fund, the utilities fund.  
They already had a new building slated for Utilities. One of the County's main priorities  
is to move out of leased space and into county-owned space. They had to fast-track  
this to this year because of the issues with the leased space. The building is  
centralized to the water plants. It was never intended for utilities to move into the new  
county admin building. He recommends moving forward. He added the design team  
for the new county admin building is almost finished with the planning, and the Board  
will be briefed on that soon.  
Motion by Commissioner Dallari, seconded by Commissioner Zembower, to approve  
and authorize the Chairman to execute a Purchase Agreement for the acquisition of the  
office building located at 1016 Spring Villas Point, Winter Springs, Florida, consisting of  
approximately 12,140 square feet on 1.02 acres, in the amount of $3,700,000 for  
Utilities Department office space; authorize the County Manager to execute ancillary  
documents necessary to complete the transaction; and adopt appropriate Resolution  
#2026-R-53 implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #26-030 in the Water  
and Sewer Fund to transfer $4,000,000 from reserves.  
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 voted AYE.  
V. FY 26/27 BUDGET WORKSESSION # 2  
Opening Comments  
Mr. Gray had some opening comments for today's budget work session. He reviewed the  
agenda and budget presentation included in the agenda backup. He also reminded if the  
Property Tax Reform does go into effect, it will not affect the budget they are reviewing now  
that has to be adopted in September to be implemented in October. However, there is a  
strategy moving forward he would like to discuss with the Board.  
Property Tax Reform  
Oscar Anderson, The Southern Group, addressed the Board and presented the Legislative  
Update on HJR-1F Property Tax Reform (information packet received and filed). Property  
Appraiser David Johnson discussed the financial impact if HJR-1F were to pass. He  
emphasized that this does not impact school taxes. Even if you have homestead exemption,  
you will still pay property taxes for schools. Timothy Jecks, Budget and Management Director,  
presented the Countywide Budget Overview as detailed in the agenda packet and discussed  
the impacts to the general fund, the fire fund, and the transportation trust fund if HJR-1F were  
to pass. The Commissioners shared their comments and asked questions.  
Property Appraiser  
Mr. Johnson presented his budget as detailed in the agenda packet. There were few Board  
comments and questions.  
Sheriff's Office  
Sheriff Dennis Lemma presented his budget as detailed in the agenda packet. The Sheriff  
played a video (not received and filed) that he explained highlights the men and women of the  
Sheriff's Office, their community partnerships, and the outcomes that are possible because of  
the continued support of the Board, County leadership, and the taxpayers they proudly serve.  
It provides an overview of their organization and showcases both the services the community  
knows well and many of the efforts that occur behind the scenes.  
There were a few Board comments and questions for Sheriff Lemma.  
Tax Collector  
Tax Collector J.R. Kroll presented his budget as detailed in the agenda packet. He explained  
he has purchased a new piece of land to build a new office in Sanford, which is a priority  
because of the County's plan to move to Five Points and close the current County Services  
Building where his office is currently located. The new County Services Building will not be  
conducive to having a DMV office because of the amount of people that visit his office, the  
security access, and lack of parking.  
Commissioner Zembower stated some of the people in his district have been perplexed about  
the closing of the Oviedo office and keeping the Winter Springs office. He inquired if there  
were any plans for Oviedo moving forward. Mr. Kroll responded they do have some plans  
there that they are waiting on the State to approve. Oviedo was a problem because it was  
small and they couldn't do any driver license services, so they were trying to make a decision  
on either expanding it or closing it. He thinks the intention of the previous tax collector was to  
eventually close the Oviedo office when the Winter Springs location opened, which is bigger  
and can do all services. Because he is working on opening a new Sanford office, there is not  
a budget to open two offices. They currently have a private tag agency that will be opening in  
the Oviedo location offering the same services as before, and they will also have a virtual  
kiosk in Oviedo City Hall and the Alafaya Square Publix. However, there will be an additional  
fee if someone wants to use that location.  
Vice Chairman Lockhart inquired where they were with constitutional officers purchasing  
buildings. County Attorney Kate Latorre explained the statutes were amended not too long  
ago, and the only constitutional officer that is allowed to own their own property is the tax  
collector. Vice Chairman Lockhart asked Mr. Kroll why he is buying a piece of property and  
building his own building instead of repurposing another building. Mr. Kroll explained they  
looked at other properties, but there was nothing they could find that had the right size of land  
and could accommodate parking. His plan in the future is to have another driving course on  
this side of the county, which he will be able to do with this new property. Chairman Herr  
confirmed with Mr. Kroll that the ongoing maintenance of that future building will not be the  
County's responsibility. She inquired also about insurance, and Mr. Gray advised staff would  
look into that.  
Supervisor of Elections  
Amy Pennock, Supervisor of Elections, presented her budget as detailed in the agenda  
packet. She emphasized she does not like to fluff her budget so she is going to try to build it  
as close as to where she is going to land, hoping she doesn't have to come back to the Board  
with an ask but also hoping she will not be giving back a million dollars ever year. She  
requested they anticipate a pretty zero-based budget from her where she is just trying to make  
sure her ask is really what her anticipated spend will be.  
There were a few Board comments for Ms. Pennock.  
Recess BCC Meeting Until 1:30 P.M.  
Chairman Herr recessed the meeting at 12:15 p.m.  
Reconvene Meeting at 1:30 P.M.  
Chairman Herr reconvened the meeting at 1:30 p.m. with all Commissioners and other  
Officials who were present at the opening session.  
Commissioner Zembower joined the meeting at 1:41 p.m.  
Florida Department of Health  
Dr. Ethan Johnson, Administrator and Health Officer, presented his budget as detailed in the  
agenda packet. An email from Dr. Johnson sent after the budget work session correcting his  
statement on rabies investigations was received and filed.  
There were a few Board comments and questions for Dr. Johnson.  
State Attorney  
Mr. Jecks briefly reviewed Department Funding Sources and Budget Comparison for the State  
Attorney's budget. William Scheiner, State Attorney, presented his budget as detailed in the  
agenda packet.  
There were a few Board questions for Mr. Scheiner.  
Guardian Ad Litem  
Mr. Jecks briefly reviewed Department Funding Sources and Budget Comparison for the  
Guardian ad Litem. Amber Padrick presented her budget as detailed in the agenda packet.  
There were a few Board comments.  
Public Defender  
Mr. Jecks briefly reviewed Department Funding Sources and Budget Comparison for the  
Public Defender. Blaise Trellis, Public Defender, presented his budget as outlined in the  
agenda packet.  
There were a few Board questions for Mr. Trellis.  
Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller  
Grant Maloy, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, presented his budget as detailed in  
the agenda packet. He distributed a Citizen's Financial Report (received and filed) and also  
displayed a document comparing costs to other counties (received and filed).  
There were Board questions for Clerk Maloy.  
LYNX  
Tiffany Hawkins, Lynx CEO, presented her budget as detailed in the agenda packet. There  
were questions and comments from the Board.  
Commissioner Zembower requested Ms. Hawkins work with County staff to get the  
information he is requesting of why costs keep increasing when Seminole's ridership is  
decreasing, who from Seminole is riding and are customers on the paratransit side, and the  
hours that are spent in Seminole on paratransit vehicles.  
Chairman Herr commented the funding model was the same for years. She inquired why a  
change was made to it. Ms. Hawkins explained all of the administrative overhead was  
allocated on fixed route. Because of Seminole's reduction in service hours, the equity had  
been discussed during the budget presentations and budget adoption last year at the LYNX  
board, and they were asked to bring back some recommendations. Chairman Herr stated  
these numbers have been questioned for years with difficulty in obtaining ridership, separate  
from paratransit. The data they get now versus the data they had before is wildly different.  
She does not feel like this is a partnership anymore. Seminole was forced into pulling out of  
fixed routes because of unsustainable budget increases when service wasn't increasing; and  
if she could pull out entirely, she would.  
Vice Chairman Lockhart stated she believes they need to prioritize the next legislative session  
to talk about language changes from shall to may that moves Seminole from being required to  
participate in the Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority to may participate, which  
would give greater flexibility.  
Commissioner Dallari stated he would like to take a look at the funding formula to make sure it  
makes sense even though it's being dictated by LYNX. They have also asked to look at  
paratransit and how costs can be reduced, which he hopes they talk about at some point  
during this budget process.  
Public Comment (Budget Work Session)  
With regard to public participation, Leslie Grubl spoke on the budget work session.  
No one else spoke and public input was closed.  
Public Comment Forms were received and filed.  
VI. PUBLIC COMMENT (Items not Related to the Agenda)  
With regard to public participation, Justin Harvey spoke in opposition of AI data centers in the  
county. He advised other counties in the state have passed moratoriums, a one-year ban, on  
data centers so they can further evaluate the environmental and health impacts to residents.  
He requested the Board look into drafting and passing a one-year moratorium on hyperscale  
AI data centers in the county. Vice Chairman Lockhart requested staff look at that, see what  
that would entail, and if it is even a possibility to legally do a moratorium. Ms. Latorre  
reminded they are constrained in what they can do because of SB180, but they will look into  
it.  
Win Adams advised he sent a letter to the Clerk's Office requesting information on how the  
indoor sports complex will be funded, and his letter was forwarded to the County. He inquired  
when he would get a written response. Mr. Gray advised he would follow up with Mr. Adams.  
Upon Vice Chairman Lockhart's request, Mr. Jecks explained how the indoor sports complex  
will be funded by tourism and sales tax dollars. Commissioner Dallari stated they have had  
quite a bit of conversation on this topic, and he requested Mr. Gray make sure all the  
meetings they have had regarding this are in the memo, including the time in the minutes  
where those conversations took place.  
No one else spoke and public input was closed.  
Public Comment Forms were received and filed.  
XII. CHAIRMAN'S REPORT  
Communications and/or Reports as Received from the Chairman's Office  
1. 05.06.26 Fax from Farah Jallad  
2. 05.12.26 Fax from Alexander Vallejos  
3. 05.29.26 Rifle Paper Co announcement  
4. 06.02.26 City of Casselberry notice of voluntary annexation  
VII. ADJOURN BCC MEETING  
There being no further business to come before the Board, the Chairman declared the  
meeting adjourned at 3:35 p.m., this same date.  
APPROVED by the BCC:  
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Chairman  
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Date  
ATTEST:  
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Clerk of Court and Comptroller  
AS Clerk to the BCC