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Public commenter urges RFP process reform and asks Ormond Beach to join legal challenge to SB 180
Summary
A resident criticized the city's recent health‑benefits broker request‑for‑proposal process as influenced by conflicts of interest and urged the commission to select a lower‑cost vendor; the speaker also urged the city to join a coalition opposing Florida Senate Bill 180.
During the meeting's public‑comment period, Elena Craft, who identified herself as a local nonprofit cofounder and former professional with RFP experience, criticized the city's recent request‑for‑proposal process for selecting a health‑benefits broker. Craft said she observed commissioners with "clear conflicts of interest" influencing discussion toward a vendor that staff did not recommend and that would charge nearly double for similar services.
"What occurred was something I have never…
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