City considers contracting out services

By NUNATSIAQ NEWS

City council and municipal staff members are meeting with local businesses this week to discuss the idea of contracting out some municipal services.

The city has been talking about privatizing some of the services it provides, such as commercial garbage pick-up, throughout the past year. Council wants to determine if contracting out some of the work will save the city money.

Following the talks with private businesses and contractors, the municipal staff will produce a report that assesses the cost savings of privatization.

Councillor Stu Kennedy urged council to move quickly on the privatization issue. He suggested contacting local businesses to see how they would feel about having private contractors, rather than municipal staff, collecting garbage from their premises

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