Trash pickup privatization deal and sloppily drafted contract

Criticism mounts against an opaque trash pickup privatization deal and sloppily drafted contract signed by Fall River’s mayor. “City Councilor Raymond Mitchell said he feels that it was ‘irresponsible’ of Correia to sign a memorandum of understanding regarding the $1.1 million sale of the trash fleet to EZ Disposal, which Correia said was assessed at $1.2 million, when it is the City Council's responsibility to approve the sale of city property by ordinance. (…) He as well criticized the memorandum’s lack of specific increases in payments to the private trash hauler, or any clause that allows the city out of the contract if the city is dissatisfied with the trash-hauling service. ‘What protections does the city have?’ Mitchell said. ‘I read this MOU and there are no safeguards for the city.’”