Final Agenda Packet 8.4.26

Regular Board of County Commissioners Meeting · 2026-08-04 · agenda_packet

[600 S. Commerce Ave. Sebring, FL 33870 (meeting location)] This document is the agenda and supporting materials for the Highlands County Board of County Commissioners meeting on August 4, 2026. It contains no land development, rezoning, or construction project applications. All items are administrative, budgetary, or contractual in nature. Specific items include: a year-to-date fire review presentation; adoption of Resolution 25-26-155 for Budget Amendment 25-26-110 for Fuel Master software ($14,247.69); approval to expend $40,000 from the Special Law Enforcement Trust Fund for a United Way contribution and crime prevention flyers; adoption of Resolution 25-26-154 for Budget Amendment 25-26-109 to set up Project 25055 using a $10,000 Duke Energy Foundation grant; approval of amendments with Tetra Tech, Inc., Phillips Environmental, LLC, Ceres Environmental Services, Inc., and AIM Engineering & Surveying Inc. to add federal contractual terms; approval of minutes from June 2, 16, and 30, 2026; a public hearing to approve Resolution 25-26-157 for re-imposition of the fire protection special assessment with estimated net revenue of $11,242,883; approval of a State of Florida Law Enforcement Salary Assistance award for $425,830.25; a budget amendment to realign $620,000 in road construction funding; approval of a five-year renewal for OpenGov Inc. ($280,285); and approval of a third amended franchise agreement with Florida Waste Solutions, LLC with an estimated net fiscal impact of $6,300,000. No public comment sentiment is recorded in the document. The document is a Highlands County Board of County Commissioners agenda item for August 4, 2026, requesting approval of a five-year renewal for OpenGov Inc. asset management software at a cost of $280,285. The document also includes a third amendment and restated franchise agreement between Highlands County and Florida Waste Solutions, LLC, extending the solid waste collection franchise term by ten years, effective October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2036. The amendment includes a monthly residential rate schedule starting at $14.77 and ending at $23.96, a $45.00 per ton disposal fee for non-residential solid waste, a requirement for the contractor to purchase 28 new collection trucks over 28 months, and a requirement to replace no fewer than 8,500 residential customer carts each year. The estimated net fiscal impact of the franchise amendment is $6,300,000 to the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund for fiscal year 26/27 based on 41,000 residential units monthly and 1,778 tons of C&D landfill fees monthly. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated in the document.