# 11/02/2026 Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting and Public Hearing

The Baker County Board of County Commissioners’ regular meeting and public hearing on November 2, 2026, included several procurement and infrastructure actions. The Board approved acceptance of a Florida firefighters’ grant to purchase firefighter safety equipment, with no county match required; the grant amount is unclear in the transcript. It also approved purchases of one heavy-duty and one light-duty tire changer. The dollar amounts given for both purchases are garbled or inconsistent in the transcript, so they cannot be reliably stated. For FDOT road-priority submissions, commissioners voted to resubmit Steel Bridge Road (State Road 121 to the boat ramp), County Road 139B, and Noah Rawlerson Road. Staff noted that State Road 229 and State Road 125 projects are already progressing through FDOT, with State Road 229 expected to be advertised for bids around the beginning of the year.

Staff reported that county projects associated with FEMA funding remain in engineering, design, permitting, and review, and that an impact-fee study is progressing; a possible contract addition covering fire and EMS assessments is awaiting a quote and legal drafting. The county manager also clarified that a required repeat budget hearing was due to an advertisement correction and would not change the approved budget figures. The Board adopted a proclamation establishing the Ed Barber Service to Baker County Award; it creates a recognition program, not a procurement action.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Public Safety
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** November 02, 2026

### Sources
- [11/02/2026 Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting and Public Hearing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c16SNvQgXm8) - Baker County BOCC