Conservation Collier and the County Budget: The Decision
Commissioners adopted the rolled-back rate for the countywide General and Water Pollution Control Funds, the Unincorporated Area General Fund, and Conservation Collier. The vote was 4 to 1.
Conservation Collier and the 2024 County Budget
Collier Commissioners want to reduce taxes and the county budget. Heading into the final budget hearing on Thursday, the Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Program is their primary target.
Invocations, Not Ideologies, on Monday’s School Board Agenda
Collier School Board member Jerry Rutherford wants to begin meetings with an invocation instead of the current moment of silence. The proposal is on the agenda for the Sep. 11 meeting.
The Collier County School Board
In Florida, each county in the state constitutes a school district. Each school district is governed by a school board comprised of at least five members who serve staggered terms of four years.
School Board’s Rutherford Wants Policy on Political Ideologies
Jerry Rutherford wants a school board policy about ideologies “in the interest of protecting our students from being indoctrinated.”
Sanctuary County Ordinance Passes 4 to 1
Yesterday afternoon, the Collier County Board of County Commissioners passed a Bill of Rights Sanctuary County ordinance by a vote of 4 to 1.
BCC to Consider Sanctuary County Ordinance
The Bill of Rights Sanctuary County Ordinance proposed by Commissioner Chris Hall is on Tuesday’s Board of County Commissioners meeting agenda as Agenda Item 9.A.
Collier County School Board Update — July 2023
Ricciardelli shares her vision; CCPS opens Aubrey Rogers High School; state test results; objections to books in media centers; tentative budget and tax rates.
Collier County Government News for January – June 2023
Sanctuary County ordinance to return in August; zoning to encourage affordable housing; federal COVID community grant canceled; 60-day rent hike notice requirement repealed.
The Collier County Board of County Commissioners
The five-member Board of County Commissioners (BCC) is Collier County’s legislative and governing body.