Government Links
Polk County is home to nearly 500,000 residents, of which about 200,000 live in
one of 17 municipalities. A single Polk County School District operates an
extensive system of schools for students from grades K-12. Other county services
are funded and directed by the Board of County Commissioners.
An array of Constitutional Officers, directly elected, control other functions
county-wide, including the Supervisor of Elections, Property Appraiser, Tax Collector,
Clerk of Courts, and Sheriff.
The municipalities range from Lakeland's population of about 75,000, to Highland
Park, with about 220 citizens.
Some links to local government:
Polk County
Board of County Commissioners
http://www.polk-county.net/Commissioners/Commissioners.html
General and contact information provided on various county services by the
Polk County Board of County Commissioners. An excellent source of phone numbers.
Polk County
Charter Study Commission
http://www.polk-county.net/
The official page of the Commission, which developed a Charter for
Polk County, adopted by voters in November, 1998.
Polk County Cooperative
Extension Services
http://polk.ifas.ufl.edu
The Extension Service supplies educational information including
4-H Youth Development, Agriculture, Natural Resources,
Human Nutrition, and shopping skills for low income residents.
Polk County Constitutional Officers
Clerk
of the Courts, Richard Weiss
http://www.polkcountyclerk.net
The Mission of the Office of the Clerk of
the Circuit Court is: to function as a team dedicated
to our customers by preparing and maintaining
accurate records, furnishing assistance in an
understanding and compassionate manner, and providing
services with competence, professionalism and
courtesy in compliance with laws, rules and regulations.
Property Appraiser, Marsha Faux
http://www.polkpa.org
The Property Appraiser maintains all records pertaining to the ownership of real property,
such as land, buildings, and other real estate.
Tax Collector, Joe Tedder
http://www.taxcollector.polk-county.net
The tax collector's office is responsible for issuing occupational liscenses, as well as hunting and fishing liscenses,
property and intangible taxes, and many other functions.
Supervisor of Elections, Lori Edwards
http://www.polkelections.com
The Supervisor of Elections office is responsible for ensuring the fairness of elections for local, state,
and federal office, qualifying candidates, accepting candidate financial reports, and registering voters.
Public Defender, Marion Moorman
http://www.public-defender10-fl.org/
State Attorney, Jerry Hill
http://www.jud10.org/sa.htm
Sheriff, Lawrence Crow, CyberSubstation
http://polksheriff.org/
Polk County Emercency Information
Florida Government
An Index to Florida Government
http://www.myflorida.com
The Florida Legislature home page
http://www.leg.state.fl.us
Florida Game and Fish Commission
http://www.state.fl.us/fwc/
Department of Environmental Protection
http://www.dep.state.fl.us
Good links page, download environmental regulations
Florida Division of Forestry
http://flame.doacs.state.fl.us/
Learn about the role of fire in Florida's ecology, links to two local state forests
The Central Florida Regional Planning Council
http://www.cfrpc.org
A great source of demographics, economic, and planning information
The South Florida Water Management District
http://www.sfwmd.gov.
Polk County Judicial links
Florida's 10th Judicial Circuit
http://www.jud10.org//index.htm
"JOSHUA"
http://www.flcourts.org/
The Judicial Online Super-Highway User Access system, is a state-wide information system
serving Florida's Judiciary.
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