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Board members are unpaid citizen volunteers appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Florida Senate.
A 13-member Governing Board establishes policies for the entire 16-county District. The Governing Board represents a wide cross section of interests, including agricultural, recreational, business, industrial, urban, rural and the public. Board members are unpaid citizen volunteers appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Florida Senate. They serve four-year terms. The Governing Board also appoints the District’s Executive Director, who directs all District activities. The Florida Senate confirms this candidate.
Governing Board Members

H. Paul Senft, Jr.
Chair
Polk

Hugh M. Gramling
Vice Chair
Hillsborough

Douglas B. Tharp
Secretary
Sumter

Albert G. Joerger
Treasurer
Sarasota

Neil Combee
Former chair
Polk

Todd Pressman
Former chair
Pinellas

Judy C. Whitehead
Former chair
Hernando

Jeffrey Adams
Pinellas

Michael A. Babb
Hillsborough

Carlos Beruff
Manatee

Bryan K. Beswick
DeSoto

Jennifer E. Closshey
Hillsborough

Randall S. Maggard
Pasco
Governing Board Information 
| 2012 | September 25 Governing Board | |||||
| September 25 Governing Board Public Hearing - Final FY2013 Budget | ||||||
| September 11 Governing Board Public Hearing - Tentative FY2013 Budget | ||||||
| August 28 Governing Board | ||||||
| July 31 Governing Board | ||||||
| June 26 Governing Board | ||||||
| May 22 Governing Board | ||||||
| April 24 Governing Board | ||||||
| March 27 Governing Board | ||||||
| March 7 Governing Board Surplus Lands Assessment Subcommittee Meeting | ||||||
| February 28 Governing Board | ||||||
| February 13 Governing Board Bartow Service Office Subcommittee | agenda | |||||
| January 31 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | video ![]() | |||
| 2011 | December 20 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | video ![]() | |
| November 29 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | video ![]() | ||
| November 3 Governing Board Surplus Lands Subcommittee Meeting | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| October 25 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | video ![]() | ||
| September 27 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| September 27 Governing Board Final Budget Hearing | agenda | minutes | ||||
| September 13 Governing Board Tentative Budget Hearing | agenda | minutes | ||||
| August 30 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| August 29 Governing Board Special Meeting | agenda | minutes | ||||
| August 2 Governing Board Special Meeting | agenda | minutes | ||||
| July 26 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| June 28 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| June 28 Governing Board Finance & Administration Committee Meeting | agenda | minutes | ||||
| June 17 Governing Board Special Meeting | agenda | minutes | ||||
| May 24 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| April 26 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| March 29 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| February 22 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| February 22 Governing Board Finance & Administration Committee Meeting | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| February 10 Governing Board Outreach & Planning Committee | minutes | |||||
| January 27 Governing Board Ad Hoc Committee Meeting | agenda | minutes | ||||
| January 25 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| January 11 Governing Board Outreach & Planning Committee | agenda | minutes | ||||
| 2010 | December 14 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | ||
| November 16 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| October 26 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| October 22 Governing Board Finance & Administration Screening Committee | agenda | minutes | ||||
| September 28 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| September 28 Governing Board Final Budget Hearing | minutes | |||||
| September 14 Governing Board Tentative Budget Hearing | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| August 24 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| July 27 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| June 29 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| May 25 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| April 27 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| March 30 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| March 29 Governing Board Agricultural Tour | ||||||
| February 22 Governing Board & Tampa Bay Water Joint Workshop | agenda | minutes | ||||
| February 22 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| January 26 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| 2009 | December 15 Governing Board & Basin Boards Joint Workshop | minutes | ||||
| December 15 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| November 17 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| October 29 Governing Board & PRMRWSA Joint Workshop | agenda | minutes | ||||
| October 29 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| September 29 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| September 29 Governing Board Final Budget Hearing | minutes | |||||
| September 29 Governing Board Workshop - SWUCA & Upper Peace River | minutes | |||||
| September 15 Governing Board Tentative Budget Hearing | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| August 25 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| July 28 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| June 23 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| May 20 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| April 28 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| April 27 Governing Board & WRWSA Joint Workshop | agenda | minutes | ||||
| March 31 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| February 24 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| January 26 Governing Board & Tampa Bay Water Joint Workshop | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| January 26 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| 2008 | December 16 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | ||
| November 18 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| October 28 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| October 27 Governing Board & PR/MRWSA Joint Workshop | agenda | |||||
| September 30 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| September 30 Governing Board Final Budget Hearing | minutes | |||||
| September 16 Governing Board Tentative Budget Hearing | agenda | minutes | ||||
| August 26 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| July 29 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| June 24 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| May 27 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| April 29 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| March 25 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| March 24 Joint Governing Board/Withlacoochee Regional Water Supply Authority Workshop | agenda | |||||
| March 24 Joint Governing Board & WRWSA Board of Directors Workshop | minutes | |||||
| February 26 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| January 29 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| 2007 | December 18 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | ||
| November 26 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| November 26 Joint workshop for SWFWMD Governing Board and Tampa Bay Water Board of Directors | agenda | |||||
| October 30 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| September 25 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| August 28 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| July 31 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| June 26 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| May 29 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| April 24 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| March 27 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| February 27 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes | |||
| January 30 Governing Board | agenda | notebook | minutes |
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