Hernando County  
Board of County Commissioners  
John Law Ayers Commission Chambers, Room 160  
20 North Main Street, Brooksville, FL 34601  
Regular Meeting  
Agenda  
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - 9:00 A.M.  
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, PERSONS WITH  
DISABILITIES NEEDING A SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS  
PROCEEDING SHOULD CONTACT CARLA ROSSITER-SMITH, DIRECTOR OF  
PROCUREMENT  
&
STRATEGIC INITIATIVES, 15470 FLIGHT PATH DRIVE,  
BROOKSVILLE, FLORIDA 34604, (352) 540-6544. IF HEARING IMPAIRED, PLEASE  
CALL 1-800-676-3777.  
If a person decides to appeal any quasi-judicial decision made by the Hernando County  
Board of County Commissioners with respect to any matter considered at such hearing  
or meeting, he or she will need a record of the proceeding, and that, for such purpose,  
he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceeding is made, which  
record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.  
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS MEETING HAS A START TIME OF 9:00 A.M., AND ALL ITEMS  
CAN BE HEARD ANYTIME THEREAFTER.  
UPCOMING MEETINGS:  
The Board of County Commissioners' has scheduled a first public hearing for Tuesday,  
January 13, 2026, beginning at 5:01 P.M., in the John Law Ayers Commission Chambers,  
Room 160, to amend Chapter 28 of the Code of Ordinances Governing Groundwater  
Protection and Siting.  
The Board of County Commissioners' next regular meeting is scheduled for Thursday,  
January 29, 2026, beginning at 9:00 A.M., in the John Law Ayers County Commission  
Chambers, Room 160.  
A.  
CALL TO ORDER  
1.  
2.  
Invocation  
Pledge of Allegiance  
B.  
APPROVAL OF AGENDA (Limited to Board and Staff)  
C.  
D.  
E.  
F.  
ELECTED OFFICIALS  
CITIZENS' COMMENTS  
BOARD/STAFF RESPONSES  
CONSENT AGENDA  
AGREEMENT/GRANT  
Acceptance of FY 2025-26 State Department of Health Emergency  
Medical Services Grant Funds for Improvement and Expansion of  
Pre-Hospital Emergency Medical Services and Associated Budget  
Resolution  
Attachments:  
Access Request to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development  
Integrated Disbursement and Information System for Community  
Development Block Grant Management by Program Coordinator  
Attachments:  
Amendment No. 2 to Grant Agreement With State Department of  
Environmental Protection for Septic to Sewer Conversion District A,  
Phases 1 and 2 Project and Associated Budget Resolution  
Attachments:  
Contribution In Aid of Construction Agreement Between Withlacoochee  
River Electric Cooperative, Inc., and Hernando County Solid Waste for  
Municipal Solid Waste Cell No. 4 Construction Project for Solid Waste  
and Recycling Department  
Attachments:  
Ratification of Donation Agreements Through County Travel Trailer Units  
Program for Disaster Housing Relief  
Attachments:  
Request Submitted by Library Services to Apply for 2026 Seeds of  
Knowledge Library Demonstration Garden Grant With Florida Wildflower  
Foundation  
Attachments:  
MISCELLANEOUS  
Declaration of Various Tangible Property as Surplus for Disposal and  
Removal From Fixed Asset Inventory  
Attachments:  
Letter Recognizing Hernando County Crime Stoppers, Inc., as Official  
Crime Stoppers Program for Hernando County  
Attachments:  
Satisfaction of Interim Disposal Special Assessment Lien for Daniel J.  
Westfall, Jr.  
Attachments:  
Transmittal of List of Accounts Payable Disbursements for Weeks Ended  
November 21, 2025, November 28, 2025, and December 5, 2025  
Attachments:  
MINUTES  
Approval of Minutes for Land Use Meeting of September 2, 2025  
Attachments:  
Approval of Minutes for Regular Meeting of September 9, 2025  
Attachments:  
Approval of Minutes for Tentative Budget Hearing of September 11, 2025  
Attachments:  
Approval of Minutes for Regular Meeting of September 23, 2025  
Attachments:  
PROPERTY  
Release of Performance Bond and Acceptance of Maintenance Bond for  
Somerset Bay Phase 1A  
Attachments:  
RESOLUTION  
Resolution Proclaiming January 2026 as Human Trafficking Awareness  
Month  
Attachments:  
Resolution Proclaiming January 18, 2026, Through January 24, 2026, as  
National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Week  
Attachments:  
Resolution Proclaiming January 19, 2026, as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,  
Day  
Attachments:  
G.  
CORRESPONDENCE TO NOTE  
H.  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
* Entry of Proof of Publication into the Record  
* Poll Commissioners for Ex Parte Communications  
* Administer Oath to All Persons Intending to Speak  
* Adoption of Agenda Backup Materials into Evidence  
BOARD SITTING IN ITS QUASI-JUDICIAL CAPACITY  
STANDARD  
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR OMAR DEPABLO  
Petition Submitted by Matthew Woodham, Angela Woodham, Genny  
Rebecca Sikes, James Eric Sikes, Stacey Lyn Durgan and Melissa Ann  
Gulvin to Vacate Utility and Drainage Easements Located in Ridge Manor  
Attachments:  
LEGISLATIVE  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR CHRIS LINSBECK  
Proposed Ordinance Amending Civil Penalties for Certain Parking  
Violations  
Attachments:  
COUNTY ATTORNEY JON JOUBEN  
Proposed Ordinance Imposing Local Government Infrastructure Surtax  
Attachments:  
I.  
COUNTY ATTORNEY JON JOUBEN  
Renewal of Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity Requested  
by PatientCare EMS Solutions d/b/a MedFleet, LLC, for Provision of  
Advanced Life Support and Basic Life Support Ambulance Transport  
Services  
Attachments:  
J.  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR CHRIS LINSBECK  
Presentation of Hernando County Parks Master Plan From Kimley-Horn  
and Associates, Inc.  
Attachments:  
Discussion Regarding Location for Linda Pedersen Park Observation  
Tower Replacement  
Attachments:  
K.  
MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET DIRECTOR ERIN DOHREN  
Annual Budget Development Process and Budget Calendar Review for  
FY 2026-27  
Attachments:  
Budget Resolution Recognizing Purchase Orders Carried Over From FY  
2025  
Attachments:  
Budget Resolutions Recognizing Increased Community Development  
Block Grant Funds and Decreased HOME Investment Partnership  
Program Funds for Housing and Supportive Services Department  
Attachments:  
L.  
DIRECTOR OF PROCUREMENT  
ROSSITER-SMITH  
&
STRATEGIC INITIATIVES CARLA  
Approval of Short Listed Firms for Architectural and Engineering Services  
for Fire Rescue and Emergency Services Fire Station Prototype Designs  
(Contract No. 25-RFQ01153/AP)  
Attachments:  
Award of Contract and Professional Services Agreement With McKim and  
Creed, Inc., for Engineering Services for Gretna and Hexam Water  
Treatment Systems Improvement Project (Contract No.  
25-RFQ00955/AP; Amount: $2,944,448.80)  
Attachments:  
Award of Quote and Work Authorization Agreement With MVH  
Construction, LLC, for Fire Station No. 7 Remodel Project Located on  
Mondon Hill Road (Contract No.23-T00040/AP Q 42; Amount:  
$106,845.55)  
Attachments:  
Change Order No. 3 to Purchase Order With Thomas Howell Ferguson,  
P.A., for Emergency Planning and Grant Program Management Services  
for Hurricane Milton (Contract No. 23-TFG0218; Amount: $397,272.00)  
Attachments:  
M.  
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/COUNTY ENGINEER SCOTT HERRING  
Lease Agreement With RATP Dev USA, Inc., for Property Located at  
Department of Public Works Facility, 700 Aeriform Drive, Brooksville  
Attachments:  
N.  
COMMISSIONER RYAN AMSLER  
Discussion Regarding Proposed Ordinance for Protecting Law  
Enforcement, Constitutional Rights and Local Control Ordinance  
Pertaining to Future Installation or Operation of Automated License Plate  
Readers on Hernando County Property or Rights-of-Way  
Attachments:  
O.  
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR JEFFREY ROGERS  
Appointment of Member to Planning and Zoning Commission Until  
December 31, 2028  
Attachments:  
Appointment of Members to Citizen Advisory Task Force for Community  
Development Block Grant Program  
Attachments:  
Update Regarding Ongoing Board Directives  
Attachments:  
P.  
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS  
1. Commissioner Brian Hawkins  
2. Commissioner John Allocco  
3. Commissioner Ryan Amsler  
4. Commissioner Steve Champion  
5. Chairman Jerry Campbell  
6. County Attorney Jon Jouben  
7. Deputy County Administrator Toni Brady  
8. County Administrator Jeffrey Rogers  
Q.  
ADJOURNMENT