Meridian Waste Service Area I Contract Extension

Recommended

No committee or staff recommendation recorded (deferred from Rules).

Debated

The ordinance would approve a 1st Amendment to the services contract with Meridian Waste Florida, LLC for residential curbside solid waste and recyclables collection (Service Area I), extending the contract term through 9/30/32, replacing the rate review process with annual CPI adjustments commencing 10/1/26, establishing a process for extraordinary rate adjustments, and setting fuel caps for FY 26/27, 27/28, and 29/30. The Auditor's office flagged a concern: the proposed per-premise rate increase for FY 2026/27 of 8.8% equates to approximately $1.1 million per year over a calculated CPI, and will result in approximately $7 million more in costs over the term of the contract. The deferral means this concern remains live heading into the next Rules meeting.

Decided

DEFERRED.