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Votes at a glance: Bay County commission actions March 18, 2025
Summary
A quick summary of formal actions the Bay County Board of County Commissioners took on March 18, 2025, including contract awards, a rezoning, a plat approval and consent-agenda items. Where provided, vote tallies are included.
The Bay County Board of County Commissioners took the following formal actions on March 18, 2025. Vote tallies reflect the roll-call responses recorded in the meeting transcript.
- Approval of meeting agenda with modifications: The board approved the agenda and agreed to move item 16 to a later meeting and to table item 7 (the lease with Project Clear) to the April 1 meeting. Vote recorded by roll call: Commissioners present voted yes (Commissioner Carroll, Commissioner Raffield, Commissioner Peace, Chairman Moore).
- Consent agenda: The board approved the consent agenda, which included multiple items. Notable consent items listed by staff: clerk of courts revenues/expenditures and inventory deletions (Item 1); FDOT service development grant amendment to reduce local match from 50% to 20% (Item 2); lease modification for Panama City Square and Round Dance Association (Item 3); a resolution supporting House Bill 1229 and Senate Bill 446 (Item 4); janitorial services contract actions (Items 5 and 6); Bils Madera street lighting special assessment resolution development (Item 8); disaster consultant task order (Item 10); Weeks Marine contract amendment wage determination (Item 11). Motion and roll-call approval recorded.
- Contract award: Sherman Avenue Improvements Project (agenda item cited in staff report). Staff recommended award to Roberts and Roberts Inc. in the amount of $571,999.45. The board approved the award by roll call (Commissioners recorded yes).
- Plat approval: Latitude at WaterSound Area 1 Phase 5A3 and Amenity Center: Final plat approved; developer provided a performance bond of $3,444,112 for private roadway, drainage, water and sewer improvements. Commissioner recusal: A commissioner stated a firm-level connection to the applicant and recused from that item before the vote; remaining commissioners voted yes on final approval.
- Contract award: Utilities North Bay underground injection control wells: The board awarded contract 02/2004 to AC Schultz, Florida Incorporated, in the amount of $16,364,100 and authorized the chairman to execute the contract; roll-call approval recorded.
- Rezoning: POZCA 20250006 (Panama City Beach Parkway and Paradise Boulevard): The board approved changing the zoning designation from C2 (Plaza Commercial) to C3 (General Commercial); roll-call approval recorded.
Where the transcript recorded roll-call answers, commissioners unanimously recorded "Yes, ma'am." Some items were specifically moved to later meetings by motion (item 7 and item 16). For the plat approval, a recusal was noted on the record; the vote proceeded with the remaining commissioners.
No other final ordinance adoptions or budget appropriations affecting totals were recorded on the March 18 meeting transcript.
