Meridian Waste threatens legal action after Jacksonville’s General Counsel invalidates a City Council-approved 29% pay raise for waste haulers.
Meridian Waste threatens lawsuit over disputed 29% contract increase approved by council, vetoed by mayorDispute intensifies after city’s General Counsel deems City Council’s approval of increase a violation of separation of powers
It all started when the City Council passed a bill that gave the trash hauler a 29% financial increase on their contract with the city.That measure was vetoed by Mayor Donna Deegan, who had warned the City Council that her office supported only a 5% increase, which would be in line with the escalator in Meridian Waste’s current contract.The question was whether the City Council had violated the separation of powers outlined in the City Charter when it approved the amended contract.
That means the 29% increase for Meridian Waste is unlikely to go forward, and the company is now prepared to take legal action.He wrote that even if a city contract was settled under the code provision that violates the separation of powers, the contracts -- and any future contracts decided in the same way -- are still valid.
He said the issues have to be addressed on a case-by-case basis if they’re raised by any branch of the consolidated government.
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