Whitestown commission approves surplus-vehicle sales; one vehicle offered to Advance for $8,000

The Town of Whitestown Police Commission voted March 4 to add a surplus-vehicle item to the agenda and approved selling several older police vehicles and motorcycles, including offering one vehicle to Advance for $8,000.

The police chief asked the commission to place an item on new business to approve sale of surplus vehicles. The presiding officer moved to add the item; the motion was seconded and passed by voice vote.

The chief said the department had three 2015 Chevrolet Tahoes and one 2017 Tahoe identified for auction; he said Advance had expressed interest in purchasing the best 2017 vehicle and indicated a purchase price of $8,000. "That purchase price is $8,000," the chief said. He told commissioners that the department expects similar auction returns historically and that selling directly to Advance may yield a better price.

The chief also said the department planned to dispose of two older motorcycles (model years mentioned as 2002 and 2009) that were no longer used for training. He described an overall plan of taking multiple vehicles to an auto auction and transferring one vehicle to Advance in accord with past practice.

A member of the meeting noted these vehicle transfers would be subject to Town of Whitestown council action. The transcript records that the vehicles will require two separate council resolutions for approval and that Advance must accept the transfer by a similar resolution.

The presiding officer moved to approve selling the surplus vehicles to Advance and at auction; a second was recorded and the motion passed by voice vote. The meeting transcript does not include a roll-call tally or specific auction dates. No auction firm, final vehicle identification numbers, or sale timelines were provided during the commission discussion.