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Council authorizes legal follow‑up on sale/transfer of retiring chief’s gear
Summary
The council instructed legal counsel to explore an interlocal transfer or surplus procedure for turnout gear a neighboring department has offered to buy for $3,000; staff will compute depreciation and pursue a matching resolution if appropriate.
Council members discussed an offer by another municipal entity to purchase a retiring fire chief’s turnout gear for $3,000 and asked legal staff to investigate whether the transfer can proceed via an interlocal agreement or whether the gear must be surplused.
Staff noted the turnout gear was purchased in 2016 for about $3,000, is scheduled to expire next year and is often individually fitted to firefighters, which limits reuse. Council and staff discussed depreciation and noted that an interlocal transfer backed by matching resolutions could allow the sale without a public surplus process; the town attorney said staff would reach out to the buyer and prepare matching resolution language if appropriate.
The council voted for legal counsel to make initial contact and draft the needed documents and asked staff to calculate depreciation on the gear and confirm the buyer’s municipal status; no transfer or sale was finalized at the meeting.
