The Council
The Central Florida Regional Planning Council is governed by a body of elected and appointed representatives of the region's member governments.
The Central Florida Regional Planning Council meets as follows in 2026:
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 | 9:30 AM
DeSoto County Administration Building
201 East Oak Street - Arcadia, FL 34266
CFRPC Finance Committee
Tuesday, July 28, 2026 | 10:00 AM
Central Florida Regional Planning Council
555 E. Church Street - Bartow, FL 33830
GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: To review annual budget items.
Contact: Jennifer Codo-Salisbury, Executive Director
jcodosalisbury@cfrpc.org, 863-534-7130, ext. 178.
Wednesday, August 5, 2026 | 9:30 AM
Hardee County Agri Civic Center
515 Civic Center Drive - Wauchula, FL 33873
Wednesday, October 7, 2026 | 9:30 AM
Okeechobee County Historic Courthouse
“Judge William L. Hendry Courtroom” - County Commission Chambers
304 NW 2nd Street - Okeechobee, FL 34972
Wednesday, December 9, 2026 | 9:30 AM
*Location to be announced.
Don Elwell
Highlands County
County Commissioner
Council Chair
Stephanie Madden
City of Lakeland
City Commissioner
Council Vice Chair
Keith Keene
City of Arcadia
City Council Member
Harrison Havery
City of Sebring
City Council Member
Steve Hickox
DeSoto County
County Commissioner
Michael Sumner
Okeechobee County
County Commissioner
Donna Howerton
Highlands County School Board
Gubernatorial Appointee
Kelly Boatwright
Florida Department of Enviromental Protection
Ex-officio Member
Bill Royce
Okeechobee County
Ex-officio Member
Amanda Simat
Southwest Florida Water Management District
Ex-officio Member
Stephanie Madden
City of Lakeland
Elected Official
Anne Miller
City of Wauchula
City Commissioner
Kenny Miller
Hardee County
County Commissioner
Becky Troutman
Polk County
County Commissioner
Robert "Jeff" Kincart
Polk County
Gubernatorial Appointee
Todd Miller
Hardee County
Ex-officio Member
Benjamin Dunn
Polk County
Ex-officio Member
Noel Chandler
City of Okeechobee
City Council Member
Nathaniel Birdsong
City of Winter Haven
City Commissioner
Don Elwell
Highlands County
Elected Official
Judy Wertz-Strickland
City of Arcadia
City Council Member
Misty Servia
DeSoto County
Ex-officio Member
Leah Sauls
Highlands County
Ex-officio Member
Libby Pigman
South Florida Water Management District
Ex-officio Member
