BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA PUBLIC HEARING TUESDAY, July 7, 2026 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida will conduct a Public Hearing to consider the adoption of a proposed County Ordinance entitled:
ORDINANCE NO. 26-018 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 18 “EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND EMERGENCY SERVICES” OF THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY CODE, BY AMENDING ARTICLE I “IN GENERAL”, TO PROVIDE FOR A NEW ARTICLE I, SETTING FORTH PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS; EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY; EMERGENCY POWERS; CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS; COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY PLAN; TRAINING; AND REPORTING; AMENDING ARTICLE II, SEC. 18-21 “DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY” TO REMOVE OBSOLETE PROVISIONS; CREATING ARTICLE V “COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN REVIEW, TRAINING, AND EXERCISE REQUIREMENTS, AND PROCEDURES FOR THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY”, SETTING FORTH PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS; APPLICABILITY; EMERGENCY PLAN REVIEW; APPROVAL; COMPLIANCE; FEES; AND CERTIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTING PROVISIONS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND APPLICABILITY; PROVIDING FOR FILING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; AND PROVIDING FOR ADOPTION.
The hearing will be held before the St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, in the St. Lucie County Commission Chambers at the St. Lucie County Administration Building Annex, Third Floor, 2300 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, Florida. Matters affecting your personal and property rights may be heard and acted upon.
All interested persons may appear at the meeting and be heard with respect to the ordinance. Written comments received in advance of the public hearing will also be considered. The draft ordinance is available for review at the St Lucie County Attorney’s Office located at the St. Lucie County Administration Annex at 2300 Virginia Avenue, 3rd Floor, Fort Pierce, Florida, during regular business hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday). Please call (772) 462-1441 or TDD (772) 462-1428 if you have any questions or require additional information about this ordinance.
The St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners has the power to review, adopt, amend or repeal any ordinance. If it becomes necessary, a public hearing may be continued to a date certain. Amendments to the proposed ordinance may be made at the public hearing. The proceedings of the Board of County Commissioners are electronically recorded. PURSUANT TO SECTION 286.0105, FLORIDA STATUTES, if a person decides to appeal any decision made with respect to any matter considered at the meetings or hearings of any board, committee, commission, agency, council or advisory group, that person will need a record of the proceedings. For such purpose, that person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, anyone with a disability requiring accommodation to attend this meeting should contact the Human Resources Department at (772) 462-1546, riskmanagement@stlucieco.gov or TDD (772) 462-1428 at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA /S/ Jamie Fowler, Chair
PUBLISH DATE: June 23, 2026 PUBLISHER: The Tribune TYPE AD: Legal Ad Send Proof to: St. Lucie County Emergency Management 15305 W. Midway Rd. Fort Pierce, FL 34945 Phone - (772) 462-8100 Send Bill to: St. Lucie County Emergency Management 15305 W. Midway Rd. Fort Pierce, FL 34945 Phone - (772) 8100 **Please include Affidavit of Publication with all invoices. Thank you. **
