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NOTICE: The City of Eustis Historic Preservation Board Meeting which was scheduled to be held on Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. has been CANCELED. The next meeting is scheduled to occur on March 12, 2024 at 5:30 p.m.

Cemetery Board

City Commission Appointed Members
3-Members; 3-Year Term

  • Homer E. Royals (Chairperson)
  • Charles E. Bagg

City Staff (non-voting):

  • Dean Strickland Sexton
  • Mike Sheppard (Finance Director)
  • Rick Gierok (Public Works Director) 

Code Enforcement Board

City Commission Appointed Members
7-Member Board; 3-Year Term

  • Alan Paczkowski 
  • George Asbate 
  • Richard Bartzer
  • Stephanie Carder 
  • Karen Sartele
  • Ryan Benaglio
  • Bradley Shelley
  • Carol Kirst (Alternate)
  • William Gay (Alternate)

Staff Liaison: Eric Martin
Board Attorney: Francheska Sabatini, Esq. Stone & Gerken, P.A. 
City Staff Attorney: Kevin Rossi, Bowen & Schroth, P.A. 

2024 MEETING SCHEDULE
Meetings held at 3:00 p.m. on the 2nd Monday of each month in Commission Chambers in City Hall located at 10 N. Grove Street, Eustis, FL.
January 8, February 12, March 11, April 8, May 13, June 10, July 8, August 12, September 9, October 14, November 11 and December 9

Code Enforcement

Fire Pension Board

City Commission Appointed Members
5-Member Board; 2-Year Term 

  • Rachel Holtzclaw (City Appointed)
  • Charles McMaster (Appointed - Joint Position)
  • Michael Peckham (Elected)
  • Kevin Saxton (Elected)
  • Jeffrey Stephan (City Appointed)

Staff Liaison: Mike Sheppard
Board Attorney: Kevin Stone, Esq. (Stone & Gerken, P.A.)

2024 MEETING SCHEDULE
Meetings are held quarterly at 1:00 p.m. in Commission Chambers in City Hall located at 10 N. Grove Street, Eustis, FL.
February 10, May 12, August 11 and November 10

These are public meetings and open to the public.  Persons with disabilities needing assistance to participate in these proceedings should contact the office of the City Clerk, at (352) 483-5430, at least 48 hours before the date of the scheduled meeting.

Fire Department

Historic Preservation Board

City Commission Appointed Members
5-Member Board; 3-Year Term

  • Dina John
  • Matthew E. Kalus
  • Ronald "Kirk" Musselman
  • Monte Stamper
  • Dorothy Stevenson 
  • Robyn Sambor (Alternate)

    Term Lengths and Board Duties are per Sec. 46-57 of the City’s Code.

City Attorney: Sasha Garcia, Bowen and Schroth, P.A.
HPB Attorney: Cheyenne Dunn, Associate Attorney, Bowen and Schroth, P.A.
Staff Liaison: Sherri Takalloo, Senior Planner, Development Services Department planner@eustis.org 

2024 MEETING SCHEDULE
Meetings held at 5:30 p.m. on the 2nd Wednesday of every other month in Commission Chambers in City Hall located at 10 N. Grove Street, Eustis, FL.
January 10 (cancelled), March 13, May 8, July 10, September 11 and November 13
 

If you are interested in volunteering, please email our HR Department at personnel@eustis.org

Persons with disabilities needing assistance to participate in any of these proceedings should contact the Development Services Department at (352) 483-5460, at least 48 hours before the date of the scheduled meeting.

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Historic Preservation Code of Ordinances
Planning Department 
Development Services 

Eustis Memorial Library Board of Trustees

City Commission Appointed Members
5-Member Board; 5-Year Term

  • Betsy Dokken
  • Kelly Fialkowski
  • Gwen Manning
  • Vivian Carla Miller Mitchell
  • Carole Martin

Staff Liaison: Ann Ivey, Library Director

2024 MEETING SCHEDULE
Meetings are held at 4:00 p.m. on the 4th Tuesday of the following months in the Conference Room at the Eustis Memorial Library located at 120 N. Center Street, Eustis, FL.
January, May and September 

Persons with disabilities needing assistance to participate in any of these proceedings should contact the Library Administrative office at (352) 357-5686, at least 48 hours before the date of the scheduled meeting.

Minutes
Approved minutes from meetings may be obtained by contacting library staff at (352) 357-2335.

Police Pension Board

City Commission Appointed Members
5-Member Board; 2-Year Term

  • Kenneth Birkhofer (Appointed)
  • Chris Fiedler (Elected)
  • Chris Horst (Elected)
  • Diane Thomas (City Appointed)
  • Gary Winheim (Appointed - 5th Trustee appointed by 4 other members and confirmed by City Commission)

Staff Liaison: Mike Sheppard
Board Attorney: Francheska Sabatini (Stone & Gerken, P.A.)

2024 MEETING SCHEDULE
Meetings held at 10:30 a.m. on the 2nd Thursday of the following months in Commission Chambers in City Hall located at 10 N. Grove Street, Eustis, FL.
February 7, May 8, August 7 and November 6

These are public meetings and open to the public. Persons with disabilities needing assistance to participate in these proceedings should contact the office of the City Clerk, at (352) 483-5430, at least 48 hours before the date of the scheduled meeting.

Police Department