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Oviedo council selects new city attorney, approves commercial waste franchise; start date set for June 1
Summary
The council voted to retain the Vos/Bose law firm as city attorney under a monthly compensation arrangement and approved a nonexclusive commercial waste franchise with Coastal Waste and Recycling after scheduling a related public‑records change to the solid‑waste code.
Oviedo — At the May 5 meeting the Oviedo City Council approved two administrative items: the selection of a new city attorney and the approval of a nonexclusive franchise agreement for commercial solid‑waste collection.
By resolution the council selected the Vos Law Firm (listed on the record as Bose Law Firm in the selection materials) to replace the outgoing city attorney. The council approved the contract that establishes an indefinite‑term professional services arrangement with a 180‑day notice requirement and compensation set at $20,000 per month with an annual adjustment capped at the lesser of 5 percent or the urban CPI. The city and the newly selected firm agreed to a transition plan; council set a June 1 effective start date for the new city attorney team and asked staff to complete a handover and transition protocol with the incumbent firm.
The council also approved a resolution authorizing a nonexclusive commercial waste franchise agreement with Coastal Waste and Recycling, allowing that company to operate commercial collection services within city limits. Related to the waste franchise items, the council scheduled a public hearing for Ordinance 17‑58 (changes to section 38‑99 regarding private waste collection rate‑sheet disclosure) for May 19; the ordinance removes an existing code requirement that commercial haulers file publicly available rate sheets in the city’s code, a change the industry requested and staff scheduled for public hearing.
What the actions mean
- City attorney selection: The transition includes a written agreement addressing the handover of open matters; council directed staff to substitute the finalized agreement language crafted during the selection process. - Commercial waste franchise and ordinance: With the public hearing scheduled May 19, the council approved the franchise resolution so the company may operate pending the ordinance action. Staff noted existing statutory exemptions for commercially sensitive business information and said they would review the code change to ensure compliance with public‑records law.
Speakers included members of the selection committee and applicant counsel; the meeting record shows no public opposition to either administrative item.
Next steps
- New city attorney team to begin transition on June 1 and provide a status update to council on ongoing legal matters. - Staff to present Ordinance 17‑58 at public hearing May 19 and to confirm whether selective exemptions for proprietary rate information are appropriate under state public‑records law.
