The League of Women Voters of Manatee County Government Committee observes Manatee County Commission meetings for items of interest to citizens and the League, and notes adherence to, or lack of adherence to, good governance procedures and the Sunshine Law. The following are the major points from the board’s regular meeting on 5/19/26.
Invocation – Pastor Mark Gibbens, Mill Creek Baptist Church
Pledge Of Allegiance Scott Zempel, Air Force and Vietnam War Veteran, honoring his father, Marine Jack Ellis Zempel, and his late father-in-law, George Stilen, a Korean War Veteran…