The Village of Deerfield Board of Trustees approved Ordinance No. 2561 on July 21 declaring four village-owned vehicles surplus and authorizing their sale at public auction, staff said.
Justin, a village staff member, told trustees the group includes a 2014 Dodge Caravan, a hybrid Ford Escape previously replaced, a 2017 Ford Explorer and two 2021-model Ford Explorers that had been cycled through police and public-works service. He said the vehicles have high use characteristics: about 90,000 driven miles and substantially higher idling-equivalent miles that reduce resale value.
Staff estimated the total group value at $23,500 and said the auction house set a reserve of $7,500 on at least one vehicle; Justin said the village typically receives more than that at auction but set the reserve to avoid a no-bid outcome. The village plans to sell the vehicles this Wednesday through America’s Auto Auction under the Northwest Municipal Conference contract the village has used for several years.
Trustees asked about valuation methods; Justin said the figures come from discussions with the auction house and recent auction results for similar retired police vehicles rather than standard retail Kelley Blue Book values because fleet and police-spec interiors reduce typical market prices.
The ordinance passed on a roll-call vote with affirmative votes from Trustee Goldstone, Trustee Greenberg, Trustee Jacoby, Trustee Appenheim/Oppenheim and Trustee Benton.