Please use this form to commend the 9-1-1 center or its employees, register complaints, ask questions, or make suggestions. We will respond as soon as possible. You can also contact us by dialing 3-1-1 during regular business hours.

All complaints will be investigated. If you are filing a complaint, you will be given the name, phone number, and email address of an employee who you can contact about the investigation. We will also let you know the approximate timeline of when you can expect future updates regarding the investigation into your complaint. Upon completion of the investigation, you will be notified of its result.

This form is for feedback regarding Manatee County's 9-1-1 or 3-1-1 services only. If you would like to provide feedback regarding other county services, including EMS, please contact those divisions directly. We cannot respond to feedback that does not relate to 9-1-1 or 3-1-1.

Fill out the form below to apply for an advisory board, committee or commission seat.

Please review the current openings on the Advisory Boards page before applying to ensure we are accepting applications for that board.

The Manatee Library offers free delivery of library materials to patrons who are not able to access our facilities due to a temporary or long-term physical or visual disability.

To submit a question: use the form below, Email Us, or text us at (941) 234-0394.
If you prefer to call or visit in person, see our Library Locations page for hours, addresses, phone numbers, and maps.

Electronic check-in for pretrial

If you need to view an elevation certificate for a specific address, please complete the form below, and the certificate will be emailed to you, if available.

If a Flood Elevation Certificate does not yet exist for the address, you can submit an application for Flood Elevation Determination through our Online Services platform.

If you prefer to complete this form in person, you may still visit our Permitting Office on the 3rd Floor of the  Manatee County Administration Building.

While HUD requires formal comment periods for select documents, Manatee County welcomes feedback throughout the recovery process. All comments will be reviewed and considered as appropriate. 

Manatee County strives to help meet the needs of all beneficiaries (recipients of assistance), subrecipients, and partners following the applicable Federal, State, and/or Manatee County regulations and guidelines governing each program. It is the policy of Manatee County to provide a clear and fair process for beneficiaries, subrecipients, and partners to file a complaint regarding their service or appeal a decision regarding their case. Beneficiaries, subrecipients, and partners have the right to discuss their concerns regarding the eligibility determination, delivery of service, staff actions, and/or perceived violation of their rights in a constructive manner.

When appropriate, Manatee County encourages applicants, subrecipients, or partners to attempt to resolve their concerns or disputes directly with Lasting Manatee staff before engaging in a grievance process. If those efforts do not resolve the issue, they may engage the formal complaint procedure. Concerns that are sensitive in nature where the applicant, subrecipient, or partner is afraid to address the issue directly with staff person should go directly to the Program Manager.

Beneficiaries, subrecipients, and partners may express their concerns in writing via this online web form, email, or mailing address below. Lasting Manatee staff will investigate the formal complaints and provide a written response to the beneficiary or subrecipient within 15 working days after receipt of the complaint.

CDBG-DR Program Manager contact information:

• Email: [email protected]
• Phone: (941) 742-4787

Complaints related to CDBG-DR funded activities may be submitted by any of the following methods:

• Submission of the webform at the bottom of this webpage
• Send an Email to [email protected]
• Call (941) 742-4787 and leave a voicemail
• Send a postal letter to:
  Manatee County, Government Relations
  Attn: Lasting Manatee
  1112 Manatee Avenue West, Bradenton, FL 34205

To review Lasting Manatee policies and procedures related to the submission of citizen complaints, including any suspected Fraud, Waste and Abuse, please refer to the CDBG-DR Citizen Participation Plan. Following HUD approval, Lasting Manatee will publish its policies and procedures related to the Prevention of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse.

The Manatee County Library has hit the road and is coming to your home, school, care facility or retirement home, community event, and more! Bring our books, services, resources, and fun directly to your fair, festival, open house, special event, school, or business.

Schedule our Pop-Up Library to visit your care facility or retirement community in Manatee County. Our monthly Lobby Stop provides residents with assistance in registering for a Library card, accessing e-resources and e-reading materials, and selecting physical materials to check out from our traveling library collection. 

This report is due by the 5th of the month.

If you have any questions, contact your probation officer.

Development Services Department accepts applications from any interested individual, Homeowners Association, or other organization. The department publishes a weekly list of new applications that have been submitted. If you would like to subscribe to the Neighborhood Registry email group for the weekly project list, please subscribe below. 

Once your email address and application are received it will be added to the Neighborhood Registry, and you will begin receiving the Weekly Projects List on a weekly basis.

If conditions requiring a backflow preventer are eliminated (i.e. in-ground irrigation system removed and no other conditions requiring backflow preventer exist at the property), you may submit a Petition to Remove a Backflow Prevention Assembly to the Cross Connection Control Office. Petitions will be reviewed within 30 days. Backflow preventer shall never be removed without approval.

Manatee County EMS provides Professional Medical Coverage for a wide range of special events within Manatee County, including festivals, parades, holiday celebrations, and more.

See the Service for details: Hire Medical Coverage for your Event

• • Temporary meters may not be used for residential, single-family service
• • Temporary meters may be used where potable water lines, projects or buildings have not been released 
• for occupancy

• • Other uses may be approved by the County Administrator

Installation:

• • Install on Manatee County potable water lines or Manatee County maintained potable hydrants ONLY
• • Must be installed horizontally (level) with register facing up
• Operation and Maintenance:
• • Must use a hydrant wrench when opening and closing a hydrant (to prevent damage to hydrant)
• • User must make sure the hydrant is fully open in case the weep holes have not been plugged (if the weep 
• holes have not been plugged when the hydrant is partially open, they will leak)
• • If the meter is damaged or not working properly it must be returned immediately for repair or replacement 
• (charges may apply)
• • The meter must be returned annually for maintenance (from the date of account set up)
• • When a 3” hydrant meter is not in use or is being transported, the gate valve needs to be in the closed position. 
• Failure to do so will allow air to flow through the meter, causing it to register usage. Any usage that is registered on 
• the meter, is the financial responsibility of the customer.

• • Billing occurs quarterly.
• • Meter readings must be submitted by the 21st of each month.
• • When submitting readings, please write down every digit on the register (including zeros)
• • Supply a picture of the meter register along with the current location of the meter
• • Readings may be submitted by mail, fax, email or online.
• • If a reading is NOT received before the account bills, there will be a “No Read” charge per meter applied to 
• the account for each month a reading was not received (based on the rate resolution in effect at the time)
• • Two consecutive quarterly billings with no readings will require the customer to return the meter
• • If the meter is reported lost or stolen the deposit will be forfeited.
• • Unless a police report is submitted, lost or stolen meters will result in discontinuance of service and loss of 
• future service

• • Lost or stolen meters recovered later will be billed any usage showing on the meter

Meter Size (in.)	Deposit	Potable Water	Per Month	Per Day
¾”	$275.00	$43.54	~ $14.51	~ $1.45
3”	$1070.00	$191.33	~ $63.78	~ $6.3

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