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Jurors send proposed compactor‑site hours cuts to workshop after safety, equity concerns
Summary
DeSoto Parish jurors debated two alternate schedules to cut compactor‑site operating hours (estimated savings $212,000–$270,000). Concerns about safety, constituent access and a single‑staff scheduling process prompted an alternate motion to send the matter to a workshop, which passed.
Jurors moved to send a proposed reduction in parish compactor‑site hours to a workshop after residents and jurors raised safety and fairness concerns. The item presented two alternate schedules showing potential savings of about $212,000 or $270,000 annually.
During discussion, jurors and residents said some sites see much lighter use than others and asked why a single staff person prepared the schedule without broader committee input. One juror cited safety concerns tied to daylight‑saving time and said employees had raised the issue of operating after dark. Another juror said some compactor sites are emptied far less often and should not absorb identical staffing hours.
The alternate motion to send the changes to a workshop was made by Mr. Ross and seconded; the jury approved the referral so members could review schedules and impacts with staff in a workshop setting rather than adopt immediate cuts.
What happens next: The workshop will allow jurors, staff and the public to examine site‑level dumping frequency, staffing and safety implications before the jury votes on an implementation schedule.
