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Commissioners authorize private sale of fallen deputy's service weapon to family
Summary
After the death of Deputy Chris Longfellow, Greene County commissioners declared his service weapon surplus and authorized a private sale to the FOP to be given to the family, using the same terms that apply to retiring deputies.
Greene County commissioners on Aug. 14 authorized county staff to declare a deputy's service weapon no longer county property and to permit a private sale so the family may keep it. County staff told the board that Deputy Chris Longfellow died after a brief illness and that the family and the Fraternal Order of Police had requested to purchase the firearm under the same terms the county uses when a deputy retires.
"The family would like to purchase the weapon. The FOP would like to purchase the weapon and give it to the family," county staff said during the meeting.
The resolution designates the weapon as "not needed" by the county and authorizes the county to sell it by private sale under the same terms used for retirements. Commissioners moved and the board approved the action by a recorded voice vote of ayes from the members present.
County staff said the process mirrors the department's usual procedure for retirees, and that the private sale would follow the same terms. No sale price was recorded in the meeting transcript; staff indicated the sale would follow the existing bargaining-unit practice.
The action affects internal county property disposition procedures; no broader policy change was proposed at the meeting. The board also approved several other property disposition items at the same session, including authorizations to sell mismatched chairs and equipment via GovDeals.
