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Committee fails to move hazardous‑waste contract with Clean Harborts to full council after members seek more information
Summary
A motion to move an authorization for the fire department to execute an agreement with Clean Harborts Services for hazardous‑waste management failed in committee after members asked for information about the contractor’s safety record and subcontracting.
The Public Safety Committee considered an administrative report (item 11) on April 2 regarding authorization for the Fire Department to enter a contract with Clean Harborts Services for routine and emergency hazardous‑waste management at fire facilities. Councilmember McCausker pressed for more information on the contractor’s safety record, any workplace injuries, collective‑bargaining coverage and subcontracting practices.
“I want to know if Clean Harborts has had any sanitation violations, worker injuries, or other problems in their work for the city,” McCausker said, asking for documentation and a written response from staff before advancing the item.
Staff proposed providing the requested information in writing to council offices and moved to forward the item to the full council without recommendation. The committee then voted on whether to move the item to the full council. The motion to move failed on a 2–3 vote, and the item did not advance from the committee.
Committee members said they were not denying the need for hazardous‑waste services but wanted more detail about the vendor’s past performance and local subcontracting before the council took further action. The item remained in committee at the conclusion of the meeting.
