Walnut Grove — The City Council on Nov. 13 awarded the city’s residential and commercial sanitation contract to Southern Sanitation after staff said only one bidder met the request‑for‑proposals requirements.

Council member Morris told the council that three bids were submitted for RFP 2025‑202? but that two did not meet commercial requirements; "all in all, there's, like, 1 eligible to vote on today, and that's Southern Sanitation," he said. Council moved and seconded the award; the clerk called for a hand vote and the motion carried.

A Southern Sanitation representative thanked the council at the meeting. Staff said the award followed the RFP evaluation; the transcript does not include the procurement score sheet or contract length and those details were not read into the record.

What happens next: Staff will finalize contract documents with Southern Sanitation and follow procurement procedures for execution. The council did not state a start date or contract term during the meeting record.