Bill Braswell
About
Bill Braswell's campaign platform centers heavily on fiscal management, specifically addressing infrastructure funding and property taxes through proposed sales tax measures. His broader electoral focus also intersects with key county concerns such as public safety and controlling residential development.
Campaign promises (1)
- infrastructurePropose a 1% infrastructure sales tax to offset property tax cuts and potential impacts from Amendment 3.Related votes
Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 16
- Total speaking time
- 1:13:45
- Avg per meeting
- 4:37
- Segments
- 1138
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Top issues during term (19)(Public Safety)
Property Maintenance Ordinance
Cleanup costs borne by the county program, waste haulers, and volunteers.
Sheriff's Flock automated license plate readers
Speakers asked the board to cut Flock-related funding within the Sheriff's budget; the amount was not quantified publicly.
Vision Zero countywide safety plan
No county cost identified yet; possible future funding for safety education.
Animal Control and animal welfare funding
Animal services spends about $5 million annually; advocates want prevention programs funded.
Firefighter work-week transition
Firefighter union contract 2026-2029
Compensation terms not stated in the agenda.
Opioid settlement opt-in
Settlement proceeds amount not stated.
Joint Sheriff's Office/County warehouse and administration building
$29,978,532 one-time expense, funded from the general capital improvement fund.
Medical Examiner's Office expansion
$13,342,830 one-time, offset by $500,000 from Hardee County, $1.5 million from Highlands County, and a $3 million state grant.
After-the-fact construction and permitting integrity
Approval would trigger full impact fees as if it were another dwelling unit in the subdivision.
Smith Lane Joint-Use Fire Rescue Station
$1,739,449.70 one-time, from the capital improvement fund; more spending to follow.
Drought and burn ban reinstated
Caloosa Lake Fire Rescue Station 21
$6,390,171.95 construction cost plus $1,693,204 transfer from EMS millage reserves.
Public safety radio system upgrade
$5,135,075.74 over six years, starting at about $793,607 in year one and rising roughly 3% annually.
Speeding on Avenue A in Wahneta
Speed humps cost roughly $5,000 each; any Avenue A measures would add to that.
Blues Law advocacy for mandatory blood draws
Sheriff's deputy overtime practices
Estimated $600,000 to pay flexed deputy overtime at $50/hour, per the commenter.
Moffitt Cancer Center Coming to Polk County
Emergency response times in southwest Polk
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Braswell was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Public Safety.
Voting record (0)(Public Safety)
No votes found matching Public Safety.