Marion County Board of County Commissioners Agenda and Video 

Thank you for your interest in county government. The Board of County Commissioners holds its regularly scheduled meeting the first and third Tuesday of each month at 9 a.m. All board meetings are open to the public and are held in the McPherson Complex Auditorium (601 SE 25th Ave., Ocala). For a complete list of Board of County Commissioners activities, see the commission calendar.

Placement on the Commission Agenda

Any citizen who wishes to be placed on the agenda must submit a request in writing stating the date he or she wishes to appear and the subject matter to be discussed (County Commission Policy 93-13). Supporting information or background data to assist the commission is also requested. The request to appear must be submitted to the county administrator by 12 p.m. at least 11 days prior the next commission meeting (the second Friday prior to the board meeting date). Requests should be mailed to: Marion County Administrator, 601 SE 25th Ave., Ocala, FL 34471.

The citizen will be listed under “General Public Items,” and will have five minutes to make a presentation (unless additional time is granted by the board chairman). If an overhead projector will be needed, please include this information in the request letter to the county administrator. The County Commission office will notify the requestor of the date and approximate time he or she will appear before the board.

Anyone who addresses the board will need to state his or her name and address and speak clearly into the microphone. If distributing additional back up material, please provide the county administrator with 10 copies prior to the beginning of the commission meeting.

Speaking at public hearings

Anyone from the public may participate in discussion held at public hearings. Discussion is limited to the item listed on the meeting’s agenda. The board chairman will call for interested parties to be heard as each item for discussion is introduced. Parties interested in speaking should ask for recognition by coming to the front of the auditorium and standing at either speaker's lectern. The individual will need to give his or her name and address and indicate who he or she represents. All public hearings will be advertised according to law.

Meeting Videos

Commission meetings, public hearings and workshops can be viewed live via this page. The regularly scheduled commission meetings are also available online in the video archives within two business business days of the meeting date. Additional videos are also listed in the video archives by date. For video copies of board meetings, public hearings or workshops, contact the Office of Public Information at 352-438-2300 (standard duplication rates apply).

Marion County Information Technology recommends using Windows Media Player to view the videos. The media player is available for free at Microsoft.com. Information Technology also recommends disabling pop-up blocking software for the duration of the video viewing session. If pop-ups are not temporarily disabled, viewers may need to set their software to accept downloads.

Televised Board Meetings

The Board meetings are now being televised through various local cable companies on a taped delay basis which include:

All of these broadcasts are subject change.

For questions or more information, please call 352-438-2300 or email us.