Bill Braswell
County Commissioner, District 3 (Vice Chair) on the Polk County Board of County Commissioners
Source: Official roster, polkfl.gov
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What this office does
County Commissioner. Duties under Florida law
… (e) COMMISSIONERS. Except when otherwise provided by county charter, the governing body of each county shall be a board of county commissioners composed of five or seven members serving staggered terms of four years. …
(1) The legislative and governing body of a county shall have the power to carry on county government. To the extent not inconsistent with general or special law, this power includes, but is not restricted to, the power to: (a) Adopt its own rules of procedure, select its officers, and set the time and place of its official meetings. (b) Provide for the prosecution and defense of legal causes in behalf of the county or state and retain counsel and set their compensation. (c) Provide and maintain county buildings. …
In the news
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- Lakeland Gazette, Oct 23, 2026Polk Commissioner Bill Braswell's Facebook page ..... -
- Lakeland Ledger, Mar 10, 2026Bessie Kathryn Braswell Obituary
- Mid Florida Newspapers, Sep 16, 2025A factual response to Florida Polk County Commissioner Bill Braswell’s misrepresentation of TNR Programs (TNVR)
- Legacy | Obituary, Jul 29, 2025Margaret J. Braswell Obituary (2025) - Melbourne, FL - Brownlie & Maxwell Funeral Service & Crematory
- Legacy | Obituary, Oct 11, 2022Florence Marie Braswell
- Lakeland Ledger, Nov 4, 2020Bill Braswell wins convincingly over Bob Doyel for Polk County Commission seat
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