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Harrisville Council OKs surplus of older police firearms and sale of city generator
Summary
Council approved surplusing multiple older police firearms and placing an obsolete public‑works generator up for sale; police chief said proceeds will be used for equipment upgrades and generator receipts will go to the general fund.
The Harrisville City Council voted to surplus a list of older police firearms and to sell an obsolete generator from a former public‑works facility, with proceeds designated for police equipment and the general fund.
Council action matters because the sales will provide funding to complete a departmentwide standardization of police service weapons and will remove an unused asset from city inventory.
Police Chief Wilson told the council the department has been standardizing handguns and has largely finished pistols, and that the city now seeks to sell remaining older weapons to help buy replacement firearms. "We'll either list them on a web page or just pay them to a dealer and let the dealer sell them," Wilson said, adding all transfers would go through a federal firearms licensee (FFL) to comply with federal and state requirements. He said some weapons on the city's inventory are restricted and will not be surplused.
Council members also discussed a generator from the previous public‑works facility that staff had thought already authorized for disposal but could not find in city records. City staff estimated a private‑party sale value of $7,000 to $10,000 for the generator. Council direction was that proceeds from firearms sales be returned to the police equipment budget and that generator proceeds be deposited to the general fund.
A council member moved the combined surplus motion and another member seconded; the motion carried on a voice vote with no recorded opposition.
Staff said the city will determine whether to sell items on a public forum or consign them to a dealer based on which option yields the best return and that all firearm transfers will be completed through an FFL. City staff also said they will follow up with council once sales transactions are complete.
The council did not set specific sale prices in the meeting. The list of firearms and their fair‑market value ranges were described as condition‑dependent; some shotguns predate the current inventory and are in poorer condition. The city noted compliance with Utah law and federal transfer requirements would govern any sale process.
