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Ormond Beach approves CPI adjustments for Yellowstone contracts after debate over service and bidding
Summary
The Ormond Beach City Commission approved two Consumer Price Index (CPI) adjustments for contracts with Austin Outdoor LLC d/b/a Yellowstone Landscape Inc. after debate over service quality and whether to re-bid. One adjustment passed as requested; the other was reduced to 2% following commissioners' amendment.
The Ormond Beach City Commission on the evening of the meeting approved two Consumer Price Index adjustments to the city's contracts with Austin Outdoor LLC d/b/a Yellowstone Landscape Inc., approving one increase as requested and reducing the other after debate about service quality and whether to solicit new bids.
The commission voted to authorize a CPI-based cost-of-living increase for the field maintenance agreement (Resolution No. 2025-164), approving the request despite one commissioner voting no. Commissioners then debated a separate CPI adjustment for grounds maintenance (Resolution No. 2025-165); after discussion and a motion to amend the increase to 2%, the commission approved the amended amount.
Why it matters: The two items affect ongoing, city-wide grounds and field upkeep paid from operating budgets and the Community Redevelopment Area (CRA). Commissioners raised concerns that annual CPI…
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