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Quitman approves purchase of cart tipper, delays final decision on residents’ new cans
Summary
The board approved buying a cart tipper to mechanize trash pickup and reduce manual handling, selecting IEC's quoted unit, while deferring decisions on can sizes and distribution until an April 14 work session.
The Quitman Board of Aldermen voted to purchase a cart tipper from IEC to mechanize residential trash collection, citing reduced manual handling and cleaner streets. The motion to accept IEC’s packet price carried by voice vote.
Board members discussed three vendor quotes for tippers and kits — Diamondback (tipper plus tap kit discussed around $6,950 in the transcript), Holmac (quoted much higher, about $25,000), and IEC (packet entries show a figure read aloud in the meeting as $5,496.70 but packaging displayed varying numerals). Members agreed specifications show universal fit; the board approved the IEC tipper and tabled final decisions on which size and quantity of 95-gallon, 35-gallon or a possible 65-gallon cans to order until the April 14 work session, where staff will solicit resident input and refine quantities.
