UPDATED DECEMBER 27, 2023: MANATEE COUNTY, FL (December 19, 2023) – Manatee County is accepting applications for two seats on the Planning Commission, a citizen’s advisory committee that makes recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners on land-use items. Both seats are vacant. One expires October 2025, and one expires October 2026.
More detailed information on the Planning Commission—established to act as the Local Planning Agency under the Florida Statutes—can be found here.
Planning Commission members cannot be employed by the County or serve as a member of another land development-related advisory board serving unincorporated Manatee County.
The Planning Commission generally meets on the second Thursday of each month at 9 a.m. in the Honorable Patricia M. Glass Chambers, First Floor of Manatee County Administrative Building, 1112 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton.
Applications are due Friday, January 19, 2024, and may be found online.