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Manatee County commissioners direct staff to propose 2026 calendar with two regular meetings per month
Summary
After debate about meeting frequency and staff workload, the Board voted unanimously to direct staff to draft a 2026 calendar that reduces regular meetings and shifts some work sessions to quarterly dates.
The Manatee County Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to direct staff to prepare a 2026 meeting calendar that would cut the board's regular meetings to two per month and move many current monthly work sessions to a quarterly schedule.
Commissioner Tal Sadiq introduced the proposal and moved the item, saying the county meets far more often than peer counties and can gain efficiencies by consolidating meetings. "We're looking at 44 meetings this upcoming year," Sadiq said. "We draw down to two regular meetings per month with the second meeting consisting…
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