Commissioner Clifton E. Dollison was elected to Seat Number 5 in a special election in 2023. Rev. Dollison is a native Hoosier from Indiana, graduating from Indiana State University with a degree in Criminology and attending Central Baptist Theological Seminary, and is a member of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. Rev. Dollison is a former Labour and Employee Relations Specialist for the Department of the Navy. Navel Surface Warfare Center, Crane, Indiana. He has served the historical First Missionary Baptist Church (FMBC) of Winter Haven with distinction and humility for 31 years. He has shared the past 42 years of his life with his lovely wife, Valerie Bush Dollison, a native of Bartow, Florida and they have 3 adult children and 5 beautiful grand children.

Clifton is a board member of the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Board and serves as the Commission liaison to:

• Library Board 
• Winter Haven Housing Authority (WHHA)