Board Policies
Board of County Commissioners (section 01)
01.01.00.00 - Rules of Order - Board of County Commissioners - Hillsborough County, Florida
01.02.01.00 - Scheduling of Board of County Commissioners regular meetings
01.02.03.00 - Continuance of land use hearings (Repealed and has been combined with Board Policy 01.01.00.00; Rules of Order)
01.02.05.00 - Scheduling public hearings
01.02.06.00 - Scheduling of official meetings, taking into consideration religious holiday
01.02.07.00 - Use of boardroom
01.03.01.00 - Policy for making awards to appointees by the Board of County Commissioners
01.03.02.00 - Recognition of donors to county
01.04.01.00 - Policy on additional salary to the chairman of county commissioners
01.04.02.00 - Commissioner's assistant positions - job description, pay range, and compensation pay guide
01.05.01.00 - Policy for citizens appointments to boards - (obsolete and has been combined with 01.05.02.00 for a new board policy. See 01.05.03.00)
01.05.03.00 - Superseded by 1.30.00.00
01.06.01.00 - Automobile allowance for county commissioners
01.06.02.00 - Cellular telephone equipment and fax machines assigned to board of county commissioners
01.07.00.00 - Requests for citizen appearances before the Board of County Commissioners
01.08.00.00 - Consultant firm appearance at board meetings
01.09.00.00 - Capital outlay expenditure - Board of County Commissioners
01.10.00.00 - Anonymous complaints
01.11.00.00 - Courthouse security inspection policy
01.12.00.00 - Naming of county - owned buildings, parks, and property
01.13.00.00 - Displays, posters, exhibits, and notices at county facilities
01.14.00.00 - Use of county center conference center
01.15.00.00 - Flying the MIA - POW flag at the county center
01.15.01.00 - Display of the United States Flag
01.16.00.00 - Process for the investigation and response to citizen comments, complaints, and/or requests for services filed with the Board of County Commissioners
01.16.01.01 - Public Records Request
01.17.00.00 - Commissioner - aide contact of administration employees
01.18.00.00 - Lobbying ordinance enforcement
01.19.01.00 - Public Awareness, Awards and Marketing Activities
01.19.01.01 - Replaced by 01.19.01.02
01.19.01.02 - Sponsorship
01.20.00.00 - Travel approval for the county administrator, county attorney, and county internal performance auditor, and listing of travel on the B.O.C.C. agenda
01.21.00.00 - Policy requiring boards and councils created by the Board of County Commissioners to follow BOCC policies.
01.22.00.00 - Policy regarding action Hillsborough County will take when the United States President declares a National Day of Mourning
01.23.00.00 - Policy establishing proclamation and certificate of commendation guidelines
01.24.00.00 - Expenditure of county funds for relocation related expenses
01.25.00.00 - BOCC involvement with recruitment of major convention, leisure, or sporting events
01.26.00.00 - Incentives and awards to contract employees
01.27.00.00 - Prohibition of sexual harassment
01.27.01.00 - Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
01.28.00.00 - Mileage reimbursement
01.29.00.00 - Use of county electronic devices and telecommunication access
01.30.00.00 - Policy for appointing and/or confirming nominations of citizens, agency / government body representatives, or staff to BOCC boards, councils, committees, and authorities
01.30.00.01 - Process for referral and response to alleged violations of the Board's Standards of Conduct applicable to all BOCC appointees to Boards, Councils, Committees, or Authorities.
01.31.00.00 - Historic preservation 'challenge grant' program
01.31.01.00 - County coastal canal grant program
01.31.02.00 - Lake Improvement Grant Program
01.32.00.00 - Prohibition Against Supermajority Vote Requirements
01.33.00.00 - News Releases by Individual Commissioners
01.34.00.00 - “High Crime Area” Residential Street Lighting Mini-Grant Program
01.35.00.00 - Board of County Commissioners’ letterhead
01.36.00.00 - Public art in traffic circles and roundabouts
01.37.00.00 - Board Approval of projects submitted to the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)
General (section 02)
02.01.00.00 - Use of the county seal
02.02.00.00 - Bomb threat policy
02.02.01.00 - Commissioners’ offices security policy
02.03.00.00 - Drug free workplace for agencies receiving contractual funds through community services and planning policy
02.04.00.00 - Expert witness fees as taxable costs
02.05.00.00 - Board of County Commissioners abuse policy
02.06.00.00 - Individual commissioner requests for the county administrator
02.07.00.00 - Annual subscription fee for Board of County Commissioners agendas
02.08.00.00 - Videotape and cablecast policy
02.09.00.00 - BOCC taking position on constitutional amendments
02.10.00.00 - Prohibition of smoking in county-owned or leased facilities and vehicles
02.11.00.00 - Performance audit policy
02.11.01.00 - Individual commissioner requests for the internal performance auditor
02.11.02.00 - Citizens Advisory Committee requests for studies, performance audits, or budget reviews to be provided by the internal performance auditor and events
02.12.00.00 - Political activities of nonprofits
02.13.00.00 - SLAPP suits
02.15.00.00 - Advertisement for B.O.C.C. events and meetings
02.16.00.00 - Fraudulent misconduct policy
02.17.00.00 - Use of social media
Financial and Fiscal (section 03)
03.00.01.00 - Petty cash and change funds
03.00.02.00 - Library refund policy
03.01.01.00 - Board of County Commissioners' policy for authorization and reimbursement for travel
03.01.02.00 - Approval authority for travel by circuit and county judges
03.01.03.00 - Grants Administration
03.01.04.00 - Acceptance of credit cards, charge cards, and debit cards for payment of county fees and charges for service
03.01.05.00 - Purchasing card program - (Rescinded and has been addressed in Board Policy 03.06.00.00; Procurement Policy)
03.01.06.00 - Direct purchase of construction material
03.02.01.00 - Policy on bids for capital improvement projects 10% or more in excess of estimated construction costs
03.02.02.00 - Policy for capital improvement budget and five-year program
03.02.02.01 - Budget submissions
03.02.02.02 - Use of excess fund balance
03.02.02.03 - Earmarking of funds
03.02.02.04 - Self insurance fund
03.02.02.05 - Pay-As-You-Go funding of capital improvement projects
03.02.02.06 - Prioritization of capital projects
03.02.02.07 - Minimizing the expense of financing capital projects
03.02.02.08 - Operating impact of capital projects
03.02.02.09 - User fees and cost recovery
03.02.02.10 - Recovery of indirect costs
03.02.02.11 - Anticipated revenue shortfalls
03.02.02.12 - Fleet maintenance
03.02.02.13 - Pay comparability with public and private employers
03.02.02.14 - Performance pay
03.02.02.15 - Performance measurement
03.02.02.16 - Multi-Year projection of operating funds
03.02.02.17 - Budgetary position control
03.02.02.18 - Budget override authority
03.02.02.19 - Balanced budget
03.02.02.20 - Budgetary control
03.02.02.21 - Fiscal year
03.02.02.22 - Reserve for cash balance (stabilization funds)
03.02.02.23 - Fact based decision making
03.02.02.24 - Service and program delivery
03.02.02.25 - Budget adjustment for turnover savings
03.02.02.26 - Use of capital project appropriations
03.02.02.27 - Budgetary reappropriations
03.02.02.28 - Method of funding citizen initiated localized capital projects or services
03.02.02.29 - Capital Asset Preservation Matching Grant Program
03.02.03.00 - Environmental land acquisition program (ELAP) fund
03.02.04.00 - Reserve for catastrophic emergencies
03.02.05.00 - Reserve for contingency
03.02.06.00 - Debt management policy
03.02.06.01 - Policy concerning conduit private activity bond issuance
03.02.07.00 - Minimum contract provisions and filing requirements
03.03.01.00 - Water and wastewater financial policy
03.03.02.00 - Writing off bad debt for the utility enterprise system
03.03.03.00 - Senior citizen exemption - water and wastewater utility bills
03.03.04.00 - Policy for increasing water and wastewater customer account deposits
03.03.05.00 - Community investment tax financial policies
03.03.06.00 - Adjustment to water / wastewater bills due to unexplained usage registered by county meter
03.03.07.00 - Selection of applicants for work-study internship program funded through the interest earnings of the fund accruing the payment of penalties for the violation of mandatory water use restrictions, as promulgated through rules of the southwest Florida water
03.03.08.00 - Claims committee authorization
03.03.09.00 - Policy for citizen involvement in Tampa Bay water projects
03.04.01.00 - Policy for refund of animal control fees and/or deposits
03.04.01.01 - Refund policy for public utilities department
03.04.01.02 - Refund policy for purchase of plans and specifications for construction projects
03.04.01.03 - Refund policy for the building department
03.04.01.04 - Policy for return of water and wastewater customer account deposits
03.04.01.05 - Reimbursement of legal expenses
03.04.01.06 - Refund of impact fees
03.04.01.07 - Relief from mobility fee for affordable housing
03.04.02.00 - User charges for water and wastewater services fee schedule
03.04.02.01 - Hillsborough County low pressure sewer system
03.04.03.00 - Revised fee schedule for development services formerly planning and growth
03.04.03.01 (Obsolete - Effective February 18, 2004). Please see board policy #03.04.03.00 for fees. - revised fee schedule - development review department
03.04.04.00 - Future of Hillsborough comprehensive plan fee schedule
03.04.07.00 (Obsolete -Effective September 18th, 2013. This 1991 Board Policy has been superseded by current Solid Waste Rate Resolution IN EFFECT)
03.04.08.00 - Animal services fee schedule
03.04.09.00 - Fee schedule for Hillsborough County Parks and Recreation Department
03.04.10.00 - Private fire protection systems readiness to serve charge
03.04.11.00 - Policy for sale of bench mark books
03.04.13.00 - Fees for installation of traffic control devices
03.04.14.00 - Fees for copies of public records
03.04.15.00 - Fee schedule for services performed by the Environmental Protection Commission
03.04.16.00 - Building Department fee schedule
03.04.17.00 - Fee schedule for the Real Estate Department
03.04.18.00 - Fee schedule - Hillsborough County Health Department
03.04.19.00 - Fee Schedule - Hillsborough County Emergency Medical Services (Obsolete has been replaced by Resolution 15-159)
03.04.20.01 - The writing off of un-collectible accounts receivables for the Fire Rescue Department
03.04.21.00 - Monthly fee - 911 emergency telephone system
03.04.22.00 - Admission fees to the Museum of Science and Industry
03.04.23.00 - Fee schedule for Engineering Services
03.04.24.00 - Guidelines for use of phosphate severance taxes
03.04.25.00 - Ser fee and sponsorship schedule for Hillsborough County Economic Development Department- Small Business Information Center
03.04.26.00 - Accounts receivable Library Services Department
03.05.01.00 - Policy on change orders to contracts for construction and consultants
03.05.02.00 - Selection and contracting for professional services
03.05.03.00 - Policy on architectural / engineering firm selection process
03.05.04.00 - Policy for performance and payment bond on construction projects not exceeding $100,000
03.05.05.00 - Policy to establish and authorize approval for final payment on construction projects
03.05.06.00 - Selection of auditors
03.05.07.00 - Budget preparation and limitations
03.05.08.00 - Recording of infrastructure assets
03.05.09.00 -Ten Year Commitment for Transportation Funding (Rescinded 12/8/21)
03.05.10.00 - Fund Balance and Sound Financial Management Practices
03.05.11.00 - Budget Development and Monitoring Controls
03.06.00.00 - Procurement Policy
03.07.00.00 - Excess Proceeds from Surplus Real Property Sales For Affordable Housing Purposes
Human Services (section 04)
Intergovernmental (section 05)
05.01.00.00 - Industrial Development Authority revenue bond applicants - compliance with equal employment opportunity and affirmation action programs
Management Information Systems (section 06)
Personnel Human Resources (section 07)
07.02.01.00 - Payroll deductions for the Board of County Commissioners payroll
07.04.01.01 - Repealed on July 19, 2017 - Board of County Commissioners - Insurance committee organization and responsibilities
07.05.01.00 - Holiday schedule
07.09.01.00 - Abolished - see Administrative Directive AD-30
07.10.00.00 - Designation of code inspectors and code enforcement officers
07.11.00.00 - Productivity award program (formerly employee suggestion program)
07.12.00.00 - Workplace violence prevention policy
07.13.00.00 - Anti-fraternization policy
07.14.00.00 - Health insurance portability and accountability act (HIPAA) privacy policy
07.15.00.00 - Expenditure of county funds for licenses and certifications
07.16.00.00 - Fitness for duty
07.17.00.00 - Commissioner's aide intern and volunteer disclosure conflict of interest
07.18.00.00 - Prohibition of discrimination and discriminatory harassment
07.19.00.00 - Investigation of workplace concerns
07.20.00.00 - Family and medical leave
07.21.00.00 - Disaster recovery compensation and work assignments
07.22.00.00 - Duty to report (arrests and convictions)
07.23.00.00 - Furlough administration
07.24.00.00 - Background checks investigations
07.25.00.00 - Discipline of commissioners' aides
07.26.00.00 - E-verify and processing of forms I-9 for newly hired employees
Property and Equipment (section 08)
08.01.00.01 - Policy for use of county-owned real estate
08.01.00.02 - Energy efficiency / conservation
08.01.01.00 - Sale of county owned surplus real property policy
08.01.01.01 - Donations of computer equipment declared as surplus
08.01.01.02 - Disposal of surplus fleet vehicles and related equipment
08.01.02.00 - Dedication plaques for new county facilities
08.01.03.00 - Payment by petitioner to the county for improvements in right of way being vacated
08.02.01.00 - Tangible personal property control policy
08.02.02.00 - Policy for the control of tangible personal property classified as sensitive property
08.02.03.00 - Licensing of county-owned land, buildings, and other facilities for placement of communication facilities by private telecommunication providers
08.02.04.00 - Public facility / co-location policy
08.02.05.00 - Establishing partnerships for the operation of recreational facilities
08.02.06.00 - Non-profit use of County real estate on a long-term basis
08.03.01.00 - Filtering non-library internet access on Hillsborough County owned computer equipment
08.04.00.00 - Notice of proposals involving county-owned land
Regulatory Services (section 09)
09.01.00.01 - Hillsborough County road maintenance and construction policies
09.01.01.01 - Authorization for temporary closure of county roads
09.01.01.03 - Design criteria for bridge construction
09.01.01.04 - Policy on landscaping within road rights-of-way
09.01.01.05 - Relief from county impact fees
09.01.02.01 - Drainage easements
09.01.03.01 - Installation of traffic control signs
09.01.04.01 - Installation of roadside memorial marker signs
09.01.05.01 - Hillsborough County Honorary Roadway Designations
09.02.01.01 - Waiver of fees for issuance of building permits in hardship cases caused by natural disaster
09.03.00.01 - Vested right special use permit
09.03.00.02 - Land use meeting agenda policy
09.03.00.03 - Reporting of building activity in the event of a downturn in the building industry
09.03.00.04 - Bus pass subsidy program
09.03.06.00 - Siting and development for public facilities
09.06.01.00 - Policy for dead animal removal
09.06.02.00 - Release of unclaimed animals for medical research projects and teaching
09.06.03.00 - Processing of impounded animal
09.06.04.00 - Policy to establish appeal procedures for owners of dangerous dogs
09.07.01.00 - Water and wastewater service application and treatment facilities expansion policy
09.07.02.01 - Fire hydrant locations
09.07.03.01 - Policy on deferral of sewer charges for newly constructed homes
09.07.03.02 - Interim wastewater treatment plant policy
09.07.03.03 - Sewage grinder pumps serving single family homes
09.07.04.00 - Policy On Deferral Of Sewer Charges For Newly Constructed Homes
09.07.05.00 - Filing small claim suits for overdue accounts - Public Utilities Department
09.07.06.00 - Adjustment to water / wastewater bills due to leaks in customer's plumbing
09.07.07.00 - Funding reclaimed water improvement unit (RWIU) projects
09.07.08.00 - Mandatory wastewater connection policy
09.07.09.00 - Enforcement of mandatory water use restrictions
09.08.01.00 - Irrevocable letters of credit or payment bonds in lieu of cash deposits for franchise refuse collectors
09.09.00.00 - Notification of violations of Tampa Bay water’s amended and restated interlocal agreement
09.12.01.00 - Local displacement policy
09.13.01.00 - Draft of ordinances
09.13.02.00 - Payment for outside legal services and court appointed attorneys
09.14.00.00 - Proposed appointments by county administrator
09.15.00.00 - Occupational license requirements for charitable, educational, and non-profit groups
09.16.00.00 - Establishing partnerships for the operation of recreational facilities
09.17.00.00 - Hillsborough County policy on recovery of costs for damages to county roadway facilities / property
09.18.00.00 - ELAPP less than fee acquisition policy
09.19.00.00 - Disposition of unclaimed human bodies and remains when death occurs in Hillsborough County
09.20.00.00 - Hillsborough County Continuity of Government Plan
09.21.00.00 - Prohibit the use of phosphogypsum in roadway construction
Other (Miscellaneous) (section 10)
10.02.00.00 - Advertising annual real property and personal property delinquent tax lists
10.03.00.00 - Purchase of bottled drinking water
10.04.00.00 - Recognition of county contributions to not-for-profit corporations
10.05.00.00 - Active military combat duty and veterans disability grant
10.06.00.00 - Fallen heroes fund
10.06.01.00 - Fallen Heroes Memorial Policy
10.07.00.00 - Progress village assistance policy
10.08.00.00 - Veterans' Discount for HC Park Passes
10.09.00.00 - First Responders Park Passes BOCC Policy
10.10.00.00 - Camping and Discounts for Seniors and Disabled Policy