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Council seeks insurance cost estimates after debate over pollution‑liability requirement for waste haulers
Summary
The council postponed action on a proposed requirement that private waste haulers carry $1 million pollution‑liability insurance, directing haulers and risk staff to provide premium quotes and details ahead of an Aug. 12 follow‑up.
The Hialeah City Council on first consideration directed city risk management and the local waste‑hauler industry to provide cost estimates after a lengthy discussion over whether private haulers should be required to carry pollution‑liability insurance.
City staff and industry representatives traced the issue to an earlier ordinance amendment that unintentionally removed the pollution‑liability requirement for haulers. Risk managers said the change was a drafting error and recommended restoring a $1 million pollution‑liability requirement to protect the city from cleanup and litigation costs if a waste…
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