WELCOME to the Marion County Board of County Commissioners Agenda and Video Page! Your participation in County government is appreciated. All Board meetings are open to the public and are held on the first and third Tuesday of each month at 9:00 a.m. in the County Commission Auditorium at 601 S. E. 25 Avenue.

Placement on the Commission Agenda

Citizens wishing to be placed on the agenda must submit the request in writing stating the date they wish 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 Noon, eleven days prior the next Commission meeting (2nd Friday prior Board meeting date).
Requests should be mailed to:

Marion County Administrator
601 SE 25th Avenue
Ocala, FL 34471

The citizen will be listed under General Public Items and each citizen will be allotted five minutes for their presentation unless additional time is granted by the Chairman. Should the citizen need the use of VCR or overhead projector, please include this information in the letter of request to the County Administrator. Citizens will be notified by the Commission office of the date and approximate time they will appear before the Board.

When addressing the Board, please state your 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: Any member of the public may participate in discussion held at public hearings. Discussion is limited to the item as listed on the Agenda. The Chairman will call for interested parties to be heard as each item for discussion is introduced. Those interested are to ask for recognition by coming to the front of the auditorium and standing at either speaker's lectern and shall give his/her name, address and who he/she represents. Public hearings will be duly advertised according to law.

Meeting Videos

Videos of the Marion County Board of Commissioners meetings are held on the first and third Tuesdays of the month. Meetings can be viewed live and are also available on-line in the video archives within two business business days of the meeting date. A list of available meeting videos in the video archives can be seen by clicking on the  Video Archives button at the top of this page. Videos available can be listed by selecting the month or year on the calendars displayed.

It is recommended that Windows Media Player be installed to view the videos. Windows Media Player is available for free at Microsoft.com

It is also recommended that pop-up blocking software on computers be turned off in order to view the videos. If this is not done it may be necessary to set the software to allow downloads.


Televised Board Meetings

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

• Channel 9 in the Dunnellon area

• Channel 11 in the areas of Spruce Creek North and South, Live Oak Village, Palm Cay and Foxwood

• Channel 12 in Ocala

• Time Warner cable Channel 17 in the areas of Meadow Wood Farms, On Top of the World, Hwy 200 corridor, Marion Oaks, Summerfield, Belleview, Ocklawaha, Salt Springs, and Fort McCoy.

All of these broadcasts are subject change.

Should you have any questions or need additional information, please contact us at (352) 438-2300 or email us.