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Council asks manager to draft recycling outsourcing specs to test private‑sector costs

3174433 · April 21, 2025
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Summary

The council directed the interim city manager to draft bid specifications for outsourcing the city’s recycling collection so the city can compare contractor costs with in‑house operations and identify reassignable DPW labor.

Council members reviewed a cost analysis prepared by the Department of Public Works and directed Interim City Manager Joe DeMarzo to draft bid specifications for outside recycling collection.

Why it matters: The DPW analysis proposed a possible outsourcing scenario and identified potential labor reassignments that could free DPW staff for sidewalks, tree maintenance and other…

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