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The Polk County Board of County Commissioners organization serves the residents of Polk County and is divided into 26 divisions with a County Manager, a County Attorney as well as three Deputy County Managers. Below are the Polk county phone numbers to contact each division directly. To inquire about any of the services that the county provides (permitting, starting water services, indigent healthcare), please call (863) 534-6000. To view the county organizational chart, click below.

Polk County Board of County Commissioners Organizational Chart

County Manager

NamePhone NumberEmail Address
Bill Beasley863 534-6444[email protected]

Deputy County Managers

SectionNamePhone NumberEmail Address
Social and Support ServicesRyan Taylor (863) 534-6444[email protected]
Public SafetyJoe Halman Jr.(863) 534-6428[email protected]
InfrastructureJohn Bohde(863) 534-6031[email protected]

County Commissioners

DistrictNameTitlePhone NumberEmail Address
District 1Becky TroutmanCommissioner863534-6450[email protected]
District 2Rick WilsonCommissioner(863) 534-6434[email protected]
District 3Bill BraswellCommissioner(863) 534-6050[email protected]
Distrist 4Martha Santiago, Ed.D.Commissioner(863) 534-6422[email protected]
District 5Michael ScottCommissioner(863) 534-6049[email protected]

County Attorney

NamePhone NumberEmail Address
Randy Mink(863) 534-7679[email protected]

Division Directors

DivisionNamePhone NumberEmail Address
Budget and Management ServicesChristia Johnson(863) 534-5985[email protected]
BuildingRyan Wiggins(863) 534-6564[email protected]
Code EnforcementAutumn Fenton(863) 534-6054[email protected]
CommunicationsAmber Smith(863) 534-6090[email protected]
Cooperative Extension ServicesNicole Walker(863) 519-8677[email protected]
Court ServicesLaShanda Salters(863) 534-4125LaShanda [email protected]
Emergency ManagementPaul Womble(863) 298-7000[email protected]
Human ResourcesRyan Taylor(863) 534-6030[email protected]
Facilities ManagementKeith Tate(863) 534-5511[email protected]
Fire RescueShawn Smith(863) 519-7350 [email protected]
Fleet ManagementMichael Chase(863) 534-6000[email protected]
Health and Human ServicesMarcia Andreson(863) 534-5202[email protected]
Information TechnologyDavid Palmer(863) 534-7500[email protected]
Land DevelopmentBen Ziskal(863) 534-6473[email protected]
Office of Planning and DevelopmentBenjamin Dunn(863) 534-6792[email protected]
Parks and Natural ResourcesTabitha Biehl(863) 534-7377[email protected]
ProcurementFran McAskill(863) 534-6430[email protected]
Real Estate ServicesWade Allen(863) 534-2577[email protected]
Risk ManagementMark Thomas(863) 534-5265[email protected]
Roads and DrainageJay Jarvis(863) 534-2200 [email protected]
Tourism and Sports MarketingMark Jackson(863) 551-4717[email protected]
Transportation Planning OrganizationRyan Kordek(863) 534-6558[email protected]
UtilitiesTamara Richardson(863) 298-4100[email protected]
Solid WasteSusan Pelz (Interim)(863) 284-4319[email protected]

Program Administrators

ProgramNamePhone NumberEmail Address
Equal OppportunityRichard Bradford(863) 534-6075[email protected]
Community Health CareJoy Johnson(863) 534-5204[email protected]
Supplier DiversityDarrell Johnson(863) 534-5959[email protected]