Lowndes County approved a one‑year renewal of its primary debris‑removal contract with AshBritt, including a requested 1.9% price increase tied to the Consumer Price Index for the South Region.

Mr. Todd told commissioners, “As part of the contract renewal, they have requested a, 1.9% increase, which is based on the consumer price index for the South Region, which we are in.” He said he reviewed the scoring and that “even with that increase, it would not change the, scoring at all.”

A motion to approve the one‑year extension with the updated pricing schedule was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote with no opposition recorded in the transcript. Mr. Todd said the existing primary vendor’s contract is due to expire at the end of next month, which is the reason for the renewal discussion.

The commission did not discuss specific dollar amounts for the overall contract ceiling in the meeting transcript, nor did it discuss alternate vendors beyond noting the scoring would remain unchanged if the increase were approved.