PUBLIC NOTICE
The Lafayette County Commission will be accepting applications for an operator position at the Public Works Department. Applicants are preferred to have a Class A CDL license. Applications may be picked up and are to be submitted to the Clerk of Court’s office in the Courthouse at 120 West Main Street, Mayo, Florida. The deadline for turning in applications is Friday, September 5, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. The Lafayette County Board of County Commissioners is an equal employment opportunity employer that does not discriminate against any qualified employee or applicant because of race, color, national origin, sex including pregnancy, age, disability or mental status.
By Order Of:
Anthony Adams, Chairman
Lafayette County Commission
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PUBLIC NOTICE
The Lafayette County Commission will be holding a public hearing on Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. in the County Commissioner’s Meeting Room, on the second floor of the Lafayette County Courthouse, to consider adopting the following Ordinance:
ORDINANCE NO. 2025-03
AN ORDINANCE imposing a 6 cent local option gas tax on every gallon of motor fuel and special fuel sold in Lafayette County and taxed under the PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 206, FLORIDA STATUTES:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF LAFAYETTE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Section 1: That the Board of County Commissioners imposes a 6 cent local option gas tax of every gallon of motor fuel and special fuel sold in Lafayette County, Florida, and taxed under the provisions of CHAPTER 206, FLORIDA STATUTES. This imposition shall be for 5 years, beginning January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2030, and the Board reserves the right to amend or repeal this ordinance at the end of one year; also the County will continue to perform the maintenance of the Town of Mayo’s roads and streets as the County has in the past, beginning January 1, 2026. A copy of the agreement between the County and the Town is attached.
Section 2: Effective Date: This ordinance shall be effective upon receipt of official acknowledgement from the Secretary of State that the ordinance has been duly filed by the County.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session this _____ day of ______________, 2025.
Board of County Commissioners
Lafayette County, Florida
By Order Of:
Anthony Adams, Chairman & Board of County Commissioners
Lafayette County Commission
All members of the public are welcome to attend. Notice is further hereby given, pursuant
Florida Statute 286.0105, that any person or persons deciding to appeal any matter considered at this public hearing will need a record of the hearing and may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceeding is made which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
Persons with disabilities requesting reasonable accommodations to participate in this proceeding should contact (386) 294-1600 or via Florida Relay Service at (800) 955-8771.