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ATTENTION BURN BAN for unincorporated Polk County, Auburndale, Bartow, Davenport, Dundee, Fort Meade, Frostproof, Haines City, Lake Alfred, Lake Wales Lakeland and Winter Haven until further notice. Learn more.

All Polk County Government offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 19, in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. Normal business hours will resume Tuesday, Jan. 20.

Legacies in Polk Government Leadership

The Board of County Commissioners Then… The size and makeup of the Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) has evolved since Polk County’s establishment in 1861. Did you know that the first ever BoCC only had four commissioners? William S. Harris, Isaac Waters, James Hamilton and Joseph Mizell were elected by residents in three voting districts: […]