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Deltona delays final vote on Waste Pro contract; commission directs further review
Summary
The commission voted to table the proposed solid-waste agreement with Waste Pro until Sept. 15 after questions about removed enforcement provisions, potential cost impacts, and the assessment timeline; staff will return with comparisons, cost breakdowns and options for an interim extension if needed.
The Deltona City Commission on Sept. 8 voted to table action on the proposed solid-waste collection agreement with Waste Pro, directing staff to continue negotiations and return to the commission at its Sept. 15 meeting with further analysis and comparisons to recent contracts in neighboring jurisdictions.
Commissioners debated contract provisions that staff and a consultant said had been removed during recent negotiations, particularly enforcement and administrative fee language that some commissioners and a consultant said were important for holding the contractor accountable. Redmond Consulting Group principal Bill Redmond, hired previously by the city to assist in solid-waste matters, told the commission the draft contained the removal of numerous administrative enforcement items and recommended restoring several; he said his…
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