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Commission signs GovDeals MOU for surplus sales; donates six hospital items to Mapleton Clinic after debate
Summary
Bourbon County commissioners approved a memorandum of understanding to sell surplus county property through GovDeals and voted to donate six small pieces of hospital equipment to the Mapleton Clinic after public comment and debate about whether local auctioneers should have been solicited.
Bourbon County commissioners approved a memorandum of understanding with GovDeals to sell surplus county property and voted to donate six pieces of county-owned hospital equipment to the Mapleton Clinic during their meeting.
The commission debated whether the county should have opened the sale to local auction houses before contracting with GovDeals, a nationwide online surplus-auction service. Commissioners and other speakers said a local auctioneer filed a complaint after the county shifted from an in‑house auction plan to GovDeals. One commissioner argued the county had not followed “due process” when it changed from an internal auction to an…
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