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Rice County authorizes purchases for solid‑waste operations and IT copier replacements
Summary
The county authorized procurement of six portable litter fences and five roll‑off containers for solid‑waste operations and approved replacement of seven county copiers for $88,671; purchases will be charged to enterprise and general funds as described by staff.
Rice County commissioners approved several procurement items on April 14 to maintain solid‑waste operations and update county office equipment.
Solid‑waste staff requested six portable litter fences (to improve litter control across an expanded area) and five roll‑off containers to replace units last purchased in 2010; staff presented the roll‑off container purchase as $39,843.64 from Wastequip and said both purchases will be funded from the waste management enterprise fund (sustained by landfill fees and a solid‑waste assessment fee on property taxes). Commissioners approved the motions by voice vote.
IT manager Alan Klug presented a separate request to replace seven Ricoh copiers countywide (state contract via Metro Sales) and explained that seven devices have reached end of life and that integration with existing PaperCut software and eFax changes motivated the request. Klug reported the current county IT budget is about $4.5 million and said Metro Sales provided a revised quote of $88,671 (the figure rose from an earlier estimate after pricing changes and added installation items). Commissioners asked what would happen to old machines; Klug said the vendor will remove and dispose of them. The board approved the copier purchase by motion and voice vote.
Staff noted both solid‑waste purchases and the copier replacement follow standard procurement channels and were presented with vendor and funding information during the meeting.
