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MCITEYECTOYMMOISUSIRONERSH. William “Bill” Mutz | Mayor CITY OF LAKELAND NEWS & EVENTS➢ • •➢
Justin Troller | At-Large
The City of Lakeland operates under a Commission-Manager form of government. Stephine Madden | At-Large JANUARY 2018
City Commissioners are elected by residents and in turn, they hire a City Manager to Bill Read | Northeast
oversee the daily operations of the municipality. The City Commission makes policy Scott Franklin | Southeast LAVKI ES LI OANND
decisions, passes ordinances and resolutions, sets tax rates and approves the City’s Phillip Walker | Northwest
budget among other matters required by state or federal law. The City Commission Michael Dunn | Southwest a vibrant, innovative,
accommodates the needs of its citizens by enacting local legislation. This system of culturally-inclusive,
local government combines strong political leadership with elected officals and strong
managerial experience from an appointed government manager. world-class
community.
The City Commission consists of seven (7) electors: the Mayor, four District
Commissioners and two At-Large Commissioners. Each member serves a four-year term. MISSION
The City of Lakeland has three new City Commissioners and a new Mayor that will take
office this month after participating in the recent City-wide election process. Please A community
welcome Michael Dunn, Scott Franklin and Stephanie Madden as Lakeland’s newest City working together
Commissioners and Bill Mutz as Lakeland’s new Mayor. The newest members of the
City Commission officially take office January 2, 2018 after participating in a swearing in to achieve
ceremony at the R.P. Funding Center. an exceptional
quality of life.
Lakeland City Commissioners encourage residents to continue to play an active role
by staying informed and engaged in local government. City Commission meetings allow VALUES
citizens to see their government at work and to participate in the process. Regular
meetings are generally held at Lakeland City Hall on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each Social Responsibility
month at 9:00 a.m. An agenda study meeting is held on the Friday before a regular Leadership • Integrity
meeting in the Commission conference room at 8:30 a.m. Meeting agendas are available Commitment to Excellence
online at www.lakelandgov.net. All regular meetings are broadcast live on the Lakeland Empowered Workforce
Government Network that can be viewed on channel 643 (Spectrum) and channel 43
(Frontier FiOS). A live web stream is also available at www.lakelandgov.net/tv. Diversity

The City also invites citizens to stay engaged through social media. The City maintains
a Facebook page and we have a very strong Twitter presence. Please follow us on
Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and Nextdoor. You can find all of the City’s social media
streams by searching lakelandgov on each platform. Thank you for being engaged in the
process and we look forward to serving you in 2018.

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City of Lakeland Mailing Address (863)AREA CODE egxepneenraslefsund
Lakeland City Hall All Other
228 S. Massachusetts Ave. Expenditures
Lakeland, FL 33801

MAIN SWITCHBOARD 834-6000 Street 9% Police
Lighting
34%
EMERGENCY 911 General 4%
Government
5%
Airport 834-3298 Community 5%
Development
Beerman Family Tennis Complex 834-2374

Building Inspections 834-6012 Capital <1%
Outlay Debt <1%
Business Tax Receipts 834-6025
Service

Cemeteries 834-3287 20% 15%15%

City Attorney 834-6010 Parks & 6%
Rec Fire
City Clerk 834-6210

City Commission 834-6005

City Manager 834-6006

Civil Service - Human Resources 834-8790 Public
Works
Cleveland Heights Golf Course 834-2377

Code Enforcement 834-6251 genreervalefnuuneds

Coleman-Bush Building 834-3350 Fines &
Forfits
Communications 834-6264 Licenses &
Other
Community Development 834-6011 State Permits Prior Year

Customer Billing/Finance 834-8276 Shared 7% 4% Reserves
Revenue
Downtown Development Authority 687-8910 2%

Finance 834-6200 7% 4%

Fire Department NON-EMERGENCY 834-8200 Utility Taxes & 12%
Franchise Fees
Fire Inspector/Fire Marshall 834-8201

Gandy Pool 834-3157

Kelly Recreation 834-3284

Lake Mirror Complex 834-2280 Grants 2% 26%
Charges
Lakeland Center Box Office 834-8111 For Services 4%

Lakeland Electric Customer Service 834-9535

Lakeland Vision 682-9660

Lakes & Stormwater 834-6276 Proerty
Taxes
Library - Main 834-4280 32%

Library - Jackson Branch 834-4288 Utility
Dividends
Neighborhood Services 834-6251

Parking Systems (Main Office) 834-6303

Parks & Recreation 834-6035

Police Department NON-EMERGENCY 834-6900 comcopsatroaftsiveervaincnesual

Public Works 834-6040 6K
5K
Purchasing 834-6780 4K
3K
Risk Management 834-8781 2K
1K
Simpson Park 834-2577 0

Simpson Pool 834-2286

Solid Waste 834-8773

The Lakeland Center 834-8100 Lakeland
Bartow
Tigertown Complex 834-2233 Jacksonville
Tallahassee
Water Utilities 834-8316 Orlando
Tampa
Gainesville
West Palm Beach
St. Pete

WOYPEIONWUIOARNN!T COMMUNITY
VALUES SURVEY

The City of Lakeland is seeking input from citizens on City services & programs.
Your feedback will become part of the Strategic Planning Workshops with
City officials and Commissioners.

Take our online survey
January 23rd - February 28th

LAKELANDVALUES.COM For further information please call
(863) 834-SWAN (7926)

Participate and You Could Win Prizes!

HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE ACCEPTED

February 10, 2018 • 8AM - 12PM • 605 Evelyn Avenue Paints, paint thinners, florescent light bulbs, motor oil, drain
CITY OF LAKELAND SOLID WASTE OFFICE cleaners, pool chemicals, insecticides, household batteries, etc.
No biohazard (medical) waste or business waste will be accepted.
The City of Lakeland’s Solid Waste Division, in coordination with
the Polk County Solid Waste Division is sponsoring a FREE Household END-OF-LIFE ELECTRONICS ACCEPTED
Hazardous Waste and End-Of-Life Electronics Collection Event.
This Mobile Collection Event is intended to make it easier for our Computers, monitors, keyboards, terminals, televisions, stereos,
community to safely dispose of their unwanted hazardous waste and printers, fax machines, video game consoles, wireless devices, etc.
end-of-life electronics. No more than five items per household please.

For more information, call Debbie Almon, Solid Waste Program
Coordinator @ 863.834.8778.

HOLIDAY SCHEDULE: CITYOFFICESWILLBECLOSEDFORTHEOBSERVANCEOF:STAY CONNECTED
MLK DAY: JANUARY 15, 2018
NO CHANGE TO ANY SERVICE.

Online | www.lakelandgov.net ­ In Person | City Hall • 8AM – 5PM • Monday-Friday
FACEBOOK TWITTER SNAPCHAT NEXTDOOR INSTAGRAM VIMEO YOUTUBE |
Listen Lakeland • First Sunday • FM 97.5 WPCV @ 8:30AM | FM 98.3 WWRZ @ 8AM | AM 1430 WLKF @ 8AM | AM 1230 WONN @ 9AM
Public Meetings | City Commission Meetings • First and Third Monday • 9AM | Utility Committee Meetings • First Monday • 1PM
Live Broadcast on LGN | Channel 643 (Spectrum) | Channel 43 (Frontier FiOS)

IMPORTANT NUMBERS:

City Hall • 863.834.6000 Lakeland Electric Customer Service • 863.834.9535 Power or Water Outages • 863.834.4248
Pollution Hotline • 863.834.3300 LPD Crime Tips Hotline • 863.834.2549 LPD (Non-Emergency) • 863.834.6900

PAYING YOUR UTILITY BILL:
ONLINE | www.lakelandelectric.com BY PHONE | 863.834.9535
IN PERSON | Lakeland Electric has partnered with over 50 local businesses including area AMSCOT offices to accept your utility payment.