NATCHEZ — In hopes of getting a better waste collection price for both the county and city, Adams County supervisors Wednesday discussed options but decided they needed more information from the city to take action.

Board Attorney Scott Slover had asked supervisors at a specially called meeting if they wanted to renew the county’s existing contract with Waste Pro or seek new proposals.

Ultimately supervisors decided to ask Slover to meet with City of Natchez Attorney Bob Latham to determine what the best course of action would be for the city and county to ask for proposals together.

Slover said the contracts would likely be separate, but seeking bids together could potentially save money for the county, as Slover said the Waste Pro contract has.

“If you can serve 14,000 people as opposed to 7,000 people, it is more lucrative to bid on both,” Slover said. “The more people, the better the price.”

While supervisors appeared to be leaning toward approving seeking requests for proposals, District 4 Supervisor Ricky Gray and District 1 Supervisor Mike Lazarus cited the city’s intent to terminate the Waste Pro contract before Sept. 1 as a potential issue, since the county’s contract does not come up until the end of November.

Lazarus said supervisors needed more information on what the city was doing to make a decision.

“If we have to have another special meeting next week or this week, so be it,” Lazarus said.

Lazarus said one issue with having two companies in Adams County would be the potential loss of full-time waste collection jobs. Lazarus said a company with Adams County alone would probably need more part-time than full-time workers.

Slover said another option would be to renew the Waste Pro contract for another year.