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Committee member demands written truck assessment before signing garbage contract
Summary
A committee member demanded a written assessment, timeline and documented facts about municipal garbage trucks before signing any contract, and urged sending the trucks out for inspection and soliciting bids as a comparison to outsourcing.
A committee member told the council she would not sign off on any contract without a written assessment and timeline for the municipal garbage trucks, saying she needed documented facts before moving forward. She told colleagues that citizens were calling about "garbage all over this city" and insisted on proof that the city had a reliable fleet.
The Chair acknowledged the concern and said the administration would obtain a new certification from the finance department and that the council could request truck assessments and a bid process to compare costs. The committee member pressed for an external inspection, suggesting bringing in mechanics and stressing: "If it's not documented, it wasn't done." The discussion emphasized that any contract decision should be grounded in verifiable data about truck condition, repair needs and a side-by-side cost comparison between maintaining the city fleet and outsourcing service.
