Carl Zalak III
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 51
- Total speaking time
- 14:59:58
- Avg per meeting
- 17:39
- Segments
- 24319
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Top issues during term (20)(Public Safety)
Code Enforcement Lien Releases and Recording Delays
About $400 filing fee per case plus eventual demolition costs not yet quoted.
Private shooting range near Indian Lake State Forest
The applicant must privately fund road stabilization, monitoring wells, and stormwater systems before opening.
Kratom regulation debate
A blanket ban could close an eight-year-old Ocala business that draws ~40% of revenue from traditional leaf tea.
Blighted property foreclosure after years of failed cleanup
$12,000 in code fines levied; abatement costs not yet quantified.
Nonconsensual towing rates
No county spending; towing customers remain subject to the default Alachua County rate schedule.
ATV trespass and nuisance in Marion Oaks
Property damage, safety risk to the electric grid, and repeated sheriff responses.
Opioid Settlement Funding
$90,000 general fund savings; $2.26 million regular CDBG allocation plus over $2 million in transferred NSP funds.
Animal Services Enforcement Leadership
Unknown pending any audit.
Mary Camp Code Enforcement and School Walk Route
Unknown.
LUCAS CPR devices for rural fire engines
Included in the $50,000-and-over purchases approved on consent.
Turkey Landing / Marjorie Harris Crossing safety
Potential costs for parking, ROW determination and enforcement.
Pedestrian safety on Silver Springs Boulevard
Design work funded within the $480,300 CRA budget; construction costs not yet set.
Federal sex offender ordinance litigation
Outside counsel rates described as reasonable; cost not specified.
Fire Rescue staffing turnaround under new contract
Significant multi-year payroll increase, with officials calling it fiscally prudent versus turnover costs.
First Responder Funding at Risk
Law enforcement MSTU faces a $34 million loss over two years; fire rescue and EMS about $10 million.
Belleview Health Department replacement facility
About $3 million, mostly covered by existing and dedicated grant funds rather than new taxes.
Animal services spay/neuter grant program
Grant funds exhausted mid-year; continuation depends on the FY 2026-27 budget.
Sheriff's Office budget, jail medical contract and deputy staffing
About $5 million in general fund savings from the jail medical contract, and a $2 million state-driven retirement rate increase.
Sheriff's parcel acquisition
Purchase price not stated on the record.
Sara Ebersole missing persons case and public safety accountability
Decisions during term (3)
Recorded while III was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Voting record (0)(Public Safety)
No votes found matching Public Safety.