Finance Committee - 07/01/2020 Page 10
Mr. LaFleur
We buy them — it depends on the price, the fluctuation, it depends on the resin costs and everything. | can
probably purchase about 3,000 or 4,000 of these at that cost, not including lids. So | always keep 1,000 in
stock so that’s when it gets depleted, then | just resupply the stock.
Alderwoman Lu
Ok and do we replace people’s when they break at no cost?
Mr. LaFleur
If it is done by the City plows or ourselves, yes we do replace it. But if it complete negligence of the resident,
they end up paying for it, we charge them for it.
Alderwoman Lu
This is another thing, | just wonder the back-up the documentation said they looked good in 2002 | think or
maybe 2008? Are they the only vendor for this or have we done any cost comparison, any competitive?
Mr. LaFleur
We keep it with the commonality, all of the parts that we have in stock right now are all through Toter and it fits
one specific Toter. So if | was to go out to exchange and go to a different brand, I’d have to buy all new wheels
and lids and stuff like that to replace those. It would be just too confusing to know which person had what type
of Toter or cart or however you want to call it.
Alderwoman Lu
Oh because we actually do repairs?
Mr. LaFleur
Absolutely, if a wheel falls of my foreman goes out there and repairs it; if a lid is broken and it gets called in we
usually send them right out to fix it. We are replacing probably 100 a week usually of the lids. Like you said,
they were set out in 2003 so they are 17 years old and there are some starting to fall apart; not many. They
are holding up a lot longer than we thought they would.
Alderwoman Lu
Ok thank you.
Mayor Donchess
Anyone else; would the Clerk please call the roll?
Alderwoman Kelly
Mr. Mayor, | had my hand raised.
Mayor Donchess
Oh sorry, well you’re not on the camera so | couldn’t tell. Alderwoman Kelly?
