Departments & Services
Every county service, organized around you
Manatee County government is built from departments that each own a piece of daily life — water, roads, permits, parks, safety and community. Find yours below, or jump straight to paying and applying online.
Water, sewer & solid waste
Utilities
Clean, safe drinking water, wastewater and reclaimed water, plus trash and recycling for unincorporated Manatee County — the services running quietly behind every tap and curb.
- Pay or manage your water bill
- Start, stop or transfer service
- Report a water main or sewer issue
- Trash, recycling & yard-waste pickup
- Reclaimed water for irrigation
- Water quality & conservation
Permits, planning & inspections
Building & Development Services
Everything it takes to build and improve safely in Manatee County — from a homeowner's fence permit to a master-planned community, with licensing, floodplain and land-use review in one department.
- Apply for a building permit
- Schedule an inspection
- Contractor licensing
- Zoning & land-use questions
- Floodplain & elevation certificates
- Code compliance
Roads, drainage & the everyday
Public Works
The roads you drive, the stormwater that keeps neighborhoods dry, the traffic signals and the county buildings — Public Works keeps the physical county running day in and day out.
- Report a pothole or road hazard
- Streetlight & traffic signal requests
- Stormwater & drainage
- Right-of-way & driveway permits
- Sidewalk & mobility projects
- Capital road projects
Beaches, preserves & recreation
Parks & Natural Resources
Anna Maria Island's beaches, thousands of acres of preserves, boat ramps, ballfields and trails — the wild and green heart of the Gulf Coast, cared for on your behalf.
- Beaches & beach conditions
- Reserve a park shelter or field
- Boat ramps & water access
- Nature preserves & trails
- Recreation programs & camps
- Sea-turtle & shorebird protection
Emergencies & preparedness
Public Safety
On the Gulf Coast, being ready matters. Emergency management, hurricane preparedness, evacuation zones and the alerts that reach you first when weather turns.
- Know your evacuation zone
- Hurricane & storm preparedness
- Sign up for emergency alerts
- Sandbag & shelter information
- Flood & surge maps
- After-storm recovery resources
Libraries, health & neighbors
Community Services
Libraries, veterans and senior services, housing help and the human-services safety net — the county programs that meet residents where they are.
- Libraries & digital access
- Veterans services
- Aging & senior programs
- Housing & community assistance
- Health & human services
- Volunteer & community grants
Do it online, anytime
Your county is open 24/7 — right here
Pay a bill, pull a permit, reserve a shelter or report a problem without a trip downtown. Manatee County services, wherever you are, on whatever device you've got.