FLINT, MI - City officials took a controversial trash contract dispute to court Friday only to be told to come back next week. 
 
 Genesee County Circuit Court Judge Joseph Farah scheduled a second hearing on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016 at 10 a.m. giving attorneys time to answer three questions including why Flint Mayor Karen Weaver's administration will not acknowledge an 8-1 vote to not hire Rizzo Environmental Services to haul the city's trash and a resolution from the council to renew a contract with Republic, who served as trash collector for the city until 5 p.m. Friday, July 29. 
 
 Attorneys representing both Weaver and the City of Flint argued that the council did not have the right to make a resolution to support a contract giving Republic an additional three years hauling trash for Flint for $11.5 million. 
 
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 Councilman Scott Kincaid, who filed an injunction on July 28, 2016 against both Weaver's office and herself, said the council is within their rights to make a resolution and Weaver does not have the authority to move forward hiring a trash collector without the council's approval. 
 
 "I filed the lawsuit on behalf of myself, on behalf of the residents of the city of Flint," Kincaid said. "I don't believe that the administrative branch of government has the authority to once we (override) a resolution to just award a contract." 
 
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 On July 18, council members voted 8 - 1 against hiring Rizzo to haul the city's trash. Council members said they questioned the company's integrity including ties to Canada and former Flint Mayor Woodrow Stanley's role as Rizzo's consultant. 
 
 Weaver vetoed the council's resolution to continue using Republic to haul the city's trash. The council later voted 8 - 1 to override the Mayor's veto. 
 
 The issue later came before the Receivership Transition Authority Board where members said they weren't sure why it was before them and members were not able to make a decision on the garbage contract for lack of quorum 
 
 Kincaid says the Mayor's administration is ignoring the council's power. 
 
 "I think that the judge recognizes there's a lot of political discourse between the administration and the city council and this administration doesn't recognized that this council is made up of nine members that represent nine wards in this city and we're not speaking for us personally," said Kincaid. "We're speaking on behalf of our residents and this mayor and her administration wants to continue to ignore that." 
 
 The trash contract has been an ongoing dispute since the council voted down Weaver's initial resolution on June 25. Council members then said they needed time to do more research on Rizzo and came back during a July meeting turning down Weaver's recommendation for a second time. 
 
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 During that time, council members pushed a resolution to continue with Republic which was supported 6 - 3. 
 
 Weaver's initial recommendation was for 5-year contract with Rizzo for $17,418,644, which was $2 million lower than Republic. If Flint moves forward with the counsel's July 18 resolution the city will award a 3-year contract for an estimated $11.5 million over the 3-year period. 
 
 City Administrator Sylvester Jones Jr. said today's court hearing is an attempt for the council to undermine the Mayor's administration. 
 
 "This city council is not concerned about being good stewards over the residents money," said Jones. "This city council is not concerned about what's right for the residents of Flint. This administration has done nothing but try to save the city money. We have vendor throughout the competition bid process who wants to save the city money...this is about power and control. We want to do the right thing by Flint residents." 
 
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 According to attorneys Weaver was still in Philadelphia during the Friday hearing at the 2016 Democratic National Convention where she spoke this week and was not able to come to court. 
 
 As of 5 p.m. Friday the city has no garbage service. Republic's contract with the city, which was extended in June after their initial contract ended while the council researched Rizzo. 
 
 Farah scolded attorneys for last minute submissions during the hearing and questioned how prepared they were to present information. 
 
 "This contract expires in about two hours," said Farah to city officials during the hearing which as scheduled for 2:30 p.m. "And that's why, by the way we hastened to get this done... While the obnoxious stench of political intrigue permeates from city hall an equally insalubrious aroma comes from our neighborhoods where our garage will not be picked." 
 
 City attorneys representing Flint and Weaver did say that Flint will not go without trash collection service and the RTAB is holding another special meeting regarding the issue on Monday Aug. 1 to go over the trash dispute and possibly make decisions regarding the city's trash contract. 

 Update: 5:15 pm Monday, August 1st: 
 
 On Monday, city officials reached an interim agreement with Republic to resume trash pickup, starting August 2. The arrangement will remain in place until August 12. Officials say trash collection will be delayed by one day for the rest of this week; it should be back on schedule by the start of next week. 
 
 A meeting of the Receivership Transition Advisory Board (RTAB) is scheduled for August 10th to decide who will perform trash pickups permanently. 
 
 Sunday July 31st: 
 
 There will be no trash pick-up in Flint Monday. It may take a judge to get it restarted. 
 
 Flint’s trash won’t be picked up because of a conflict between the mayor and city council. 
 
 Mayor Karen Weaver wanted to give the contract to a trash hauler with the lowest bid, Rizzo Environmental Services. But the city council had questions about Rizzo’s ties to former Mayor Woodrow Stanley and a Canadian company. 
 
 Instead, the city council opted for the city’s current trash hauler, Republic, which submitted a bid that was $2 million higher. 
 
 The mayor vetoed the council vote. The council overrode the mayor’s veto. The mayor canceled trash pick-up until further notice. 
 
 "We hope to have a new agreement in place that will allow crews to resume trash collection by the middle of the week," Weaver said in a written statement issued over the weekend. "We realize this is an inconvenience and we're working to resolve the matter as quickly as possible. Meanwhile, we appreciate and thank the citizens of Flint for their cooperation." 
 
 At a hearing Friday, a judge said there's an "obnoxious stench of political intrigue" in the trash controversy. 
 
 All sides will be back in court on Tuesday. 
 
 “In order to protect the residents of Flint, the City Council will ask the court to order the mayor to reinstate garbage pick-up throughout the city pending the outcome of the lawsuit,” according to a statement released by City Council President Kerry Nelson on Saturday. 
 
 In the meantime, Flint residents, who are still unable to safely drink unfiltered tap water, must now hang on to their garbage. 

 Update: This story has been updated with comments from Flint City Council President Kerry Nelson. 
 
 FLINT, MI - City officials are asking residents to not sit trash out until further notice. 
 
 Flint Mayor Karen Weaver's office issued a July 30 statement announcing that the city no longer has trash service and garbage will not be picked up starting Monday. 
 
 "Due to the circumstances, there will be no trash pick-up in the city starting this Monday, Aug. 1, 2016," said the statement sent by Flint spokeswoman Kristin Moore. "Until a new agreement is officially in place, we ask the residents not set their trash out at the curb to prevent animals from disturbing it and make the situation worse." 
 
 The announcement comes after the city's contract with Republic Services expired on July 29 at 5 p.m. The trash contract has been an ongoing dispute since June when the Flint City Council voted against Weaver's recommendation to award a $17.5-million-trash contract to Rizzo Environmental Services. 
 
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 Initially, council members said they wanted to research the company and some members also questioned Rizzo's ties to former Mayor Woodrow Stanley and potential ties the company may have in Canada. 
 
 The council came back on July 18 and voted 8 - 1 against hiring Rizzo to haul Flint's trash even though their bid came in $2 million lower than Republic, the company who held the trash contract until July 29. 
 
 Weaver later vetoed the council's decision to renew a contract with Republic and the council voted to override her decision. 
 
 Council President Kerry Nelson said the decision to end trash services are "exclusively the decision of Mayor Karen Weaver." 
 
 According to Nelson's statement Republic did offer to continue servicing Flint after a Friday, July 29 court hearing regarding the city's trash contract. 
 
 Nelson said the council will ask Genesee County Circuit Court Judge Joseph Farah to order Weaver to "reinstate garbage pick-up" in Flint pending the outcome of a recent lawsuit filed against Weaver's administration. 
 
 The suit was filed on July 28 by Councilman Scott Kincaid after Weaver's administration did not acknowledge the council's 8 -1 vote to move forward with continuing services with Republic. 
 
 Farah who held the Friday hearing moved the issue to 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 2. 
 
 During the Friday hearing it was unclear as to whether Weaver's administration or the Council violated charter when handling the trash contract. 
 
 The Mayor said she is hoping the contract will be worked out by next week. 
 
 "We hope to have a new agreement in place that will allow crews to resume trash collection by the middle of the week," Weaver said. "We realize this is an inconvenience and we're working to resolve the matter as quickly as possible. Meanwhile, we appreciate and thank the citizens of Flint for their cooperation."
– Flint residents' water is trashed, and now their trash is temporarily, well, trashed, too. The beleaguered city learned on Saturday that trash pick-up would cease effective Monday. "Until a new agreement is officially in place, we ask the residents not set their trash out at the curb to prevent animals from disturbing it and make the situation worse," reads a statement from Mayor Karen Weaver's office. At the root of the issue: a contract. Weaver recommended that pick-up provider Republic Services be replaced with Rizzo Environmental Services, whose five-year, $17.5 million bid was $2 million lower than Republic's, reports MLive. The city council voted against her selection in June and again voted 8-1 against it on July 18, citing concerns over Rizzo's connections to Canada and former Flint Mayor Woodrow Stanley, who consults for Rizzo. Weaver vetoed their decision to stick with Republic; the council overrode the veto. The next move will fall to a judge: Genesee County Circuit Court Judge Joseph Farah will hold the next hearing on the debacle Tuesday at 10am, reports MLive. City Council President Kerry Nelson says the council "will ask the court to order the mayor to reinstate garbage pick-up," reports Michigan Radio. Weaver says she's looking for resolution "by the middle of the week." Farah's colorful quote: "While the obnoxious stench of political intrigue permeates from city hall an equally insalubrious aroma comes from our neighborhoods where our garage will not be picked."