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DeBary council unanimously approves third amendment to Waste Pro contract, shifts fiscal year
Summary
The City of DeBary approved a third amendment to its Waste Pro of Florida contract to align the contract to the city fiscal year, update hurricane debris services, and tie annual price adjustments to a neutral CPI (allowing up to 5%); the amendment takes effect Oct. 1, 2025.
The City of DeBary council voted unanimously to approve a third amendment to its contract with Waste Pro of Florida Inc., moving the contract to the city’s fiscal year, updating hurricane debris services and adopting a CPI-based price adjustment formula that can allow up to 5 percent in a year.
City manager presented the amendment to council and introduced Eric Stanke from Waste Pro, saying staff’s recommendation was to approve the change. The manager explained the contract was originally January–December and that the amendment will take effect Oct. 1, 2025, to align vendor billing with the city fiscal calendar.
Mayor explained the CPI adjustment was tied to a neutral, third-party index and is not an automatic guarantee that Waste Pro will increase rates by 3–5 percent each year. "The CPI is provided from a neutral data source," the mayor said, adding the fiscal-year change "allows them to go to $16.98 the October 1 instead of next January" and describing the change as part of give-and-take in negotiations.
Council member Papalardo said he preferred extending the current agreement through amendment rather than rebidding, noting the seven-year relationship with the vendor and citing a low Better Business Bureau score (1.04 out of 5) for a nearby competitor as a caution against market disruption. "I want to avoid disruption of changing of service providers," Papalardo said.
Council member Sell praised the company’s service and said complaints have been rare. Vice mayor Butland moved to approve the amendment; the motion was seconded and passed unanimously (Vice mayor Butland: yes; Council member Sell: yes; Council member Papalardo: yes; Council member Stevenson: yes; Mayor: yes).
Council members asked staff to investigate whether grant funds could be used to reintroduce subsidized bear-resistant carts; the city manager said the cart program had been funded previously by a state grant but that no current grant is known and staff would look into possibilities.
Resident Shirley offered brief public thanks to the city and the contractor after the vote.
The amendment is effective Oct. 1, 2025; staff and the vendor will proceed with the transition to the fiscal-year schedule and any required public notices.
