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Levy County commissioners approve zoning, comp‑plan amendment and several administrative contracts; votes at a glance
Summary
At its recent meeting the Levy County Board approved a rezoning for a rural convenience store, adopted on first reading an ordinance to incorporate a water‑supply facilities work plan into the comprehensive plan, and passed several administrative contracts and purchases, including a phone migration and interlocal fire inspection agreement. The board also voted to terminate its county attorney and arrange interim outside counsel.
The Levy County Board of County Commissioners approved a set of routine and policy items and recorded several formal votes. Notable outcomes included a rezoning, the first reading of a comprehensive‑plan amendment tied to regional water planning, contracting approvals and personnel action.
The board voted to rezone parcel 0763600100 at 11490 Northwest 115th Street (Cleveland) from ARR (agricultural/rural residential) to RMU (rural mixed use), allowing a country‑convenience store the applicant described as serving a sparsely populated area. JB Pro, the planner presenting the application, told commissioners the request met the comprehensive‑plan review criteria and the Planning Commission recommended approval. The motion to approve the rezoning carried.
On the county’s water planning agenda, staff presented a Water Supply Facilities Work Plan (WSFWP) intended to align the county comprehensive plan with regional water supply planning required by Florida law. The board read ordinance number 2025‑10 into the record and approved it on first reading; staff said the ordinance will be submitted to the state for required review and return for second reading and final adoption. As staff summarized, "the state's payment told us we had to do this so we had went ahead and did it for you," referring to statutory submittal and interagency coordination requirements.
Administrative and budget items approved included a move to migrate 119 county desk phones to Verizon 1 Talk using the Florida Department of Management Services contract at $18.64 per line per month (annual cost cited as $26,617.92), and an interlocal agreement for fire‑inspection services with the City of Williston. The board also approved Resolution 2025‑66, authorizing the county transit director to sign Medicaid provider documents so the county may provide transit services to Medicaid recipients.
A separate procurement discussion covered two ambulances; staff presented an updated contract price of $652,744 and described long lead times and specifications, but the board’s formal procurement action on that item was discussed in detail in a later segment of the meeting.
In personnel action, the board voted to terminate the county attorney’s employment/appointment and directed staff to contract with outside law firms on an interim basis. The county attorney spoke to the board before the vote and asked for the same severance terms previously paid to another departing official.
The board scheduled the required follow‑up steps: ordinance 2025‑10 will be submitted to state reviewers and returned for second reading; outside counsel will be engaged to provide short‑term legal coverage while a transition plan is completed.
Votes recorded in the meeting record match the motions the board considered and passed during the session; detailed motions and their transcript locations are in the meeting provenance and actions list.
