The city has won the right to force Waste Management Inc., to competitively bid for the right to serve the city after a judge ruled the city broke its own rules when it approved a 10-year, $65 million, no-bid contract with the waste hauler in 2012.
That means the city can seek bids from other waste haulers in an effort to get a better deal for taxpayers.
Mayor Cary Glickstein and Commissioner Shelly Petrolia campaigned in 2013 promising that if elected, they would work to get the contract rescinded and allow the city to seek competitive bids.
The city hired outside legal counsel to pursue the case to Palm Beach County Circuit Court, where Circuit Court Judge Meenu Sasser ruled in favor of the city late last month.
Waste Management spokeswoman Dawn McCormick said the hauler was “disappointed with the ruling” but added that the company will “continue to do the right thing and service the residents and not let garbage pile up in the streets.”
Glickstein said he was pleased with the judge’s ruling. “It confirms the Waste Management deal was contrary to state law, our local rules, and was a bad deal for taxpayers.”
— Staff Report
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