The five-member Board of County Commissioners (BCC) is Collier County’s legislative and governing body. Each county commissioner is elected by voters in their district for a maximum of three 4-year terms. Each January, the Board elects a chair as its presiding officer.
The Board of County Commissioners is responsible for setting policies that protect the health, safety, welfare and quality of life of the county’s residents and visitors. This includes approving the County Government’s annual operating budget and capital improvements program. It also includes, but is not limited to, taxation, human services, public safety, land use and development decisions, roadways and traffic, legislating local laws and ordinances, water quality and water treatment, and solid waste, as well as coordination with federal, state, city, and school district partners on many of these matters.
County commissioners are subject to the Florida Sunshine Law, which means they may not communicate with each other in private on an issue that is to be voted on by the Board. The three basic requirements of the Sunshine Law are that 1) meetings of public boards, commissions and committees must be open to the public, 2) reasonable notice of such meetings must be given, and 3) minutes of meetings must be taken.
County commissioner salaries are dictated by the state and are based on the county’s population. Find the current salaries on the Florida Office of Economic and Demographic Research website.
Collier County District Map
Collier County is divided into five districts of roughly equal population every ten years following the decennial census. This is the most recent Collier County District Map:
Find your commissioner district.
Board Meetings
The Board of County Commissioners typically meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 9:00 a.m. in the Commission Chambers located in the County Administration Building at 3299 Tamiami Trail East, Suite 303, Naples, FL 34112-5745 (map).
Meetings are aired live on Collier Television CTV and are available online via Video On Demand (here).
Commissioners also serve as the Community Redevelopment Agency Board (CRAB), oversee the County’s Airport Authority, and are responsible for appointing members to several County advisory boards and committees.
Public Participation in Board Meetings
The public is welcome to attend BCC meetings in person or remotely. All registered speakers will have up to three minutes unless the chairman adjusts the time. Other registered speakers, who must be present when the speaker is heard, may cede additional minutes to an in-person speaker.
Individuals who wish to participate in person must fill out and submit a speaker form, available outside the meeting room, before the discussion on the item.
Individuals who wish to participate remotely must full out and submit the online speaker registration form before the meeting’s start. To participate remotely in a Hybrid Remote BCC meeting, find the meeting listed on the Calendar of Events webpage. Clicking on the meeting name will open a page containing the link to register for remote participation and the agenda.
The County Manager
A County Manager is appointed by the BCC to carry out policies and oversee the county’s day-to-day operations. See the County Manager’s Office organization chart here.
Amy Patterson has been the County Manager since June 2022. She served as Deputy County Manager since May 2021 and was named Acting County Manager the following year. In all, Patterson has served Collier County for more than two decades. Continue reading at colliercountyfl.gov.
Resources
- Collier County Commissioners Web Page
- Collier County Government Website
- Board of County Commissioners Meeting Agendas
- Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes
- Collier County Supervisor of Elections – Candidate Handbooks & Forms
- Florida Constitution, Article VIII, Section 1— County Government
