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Council debates sale process for surplus ladder truck, calls for bidding language in Resolution 576
Summary
Council discussed Resolution 576 to declare the town’s old ladder truck surplus and asked that the resolution explicitly require sale by bid with minimum-bid procedures; a motion was made to approve the resolution with those additions but a final roll-call on the amended language is not recorded in the transcript.
Stevensville — Council members debated how the town should dispose of an old ladder fire truck and proposed edits to Resolution 576 so the disposal process is clearly by public bid.
One council member described the existing title of the resolution as "deceptive," saying the heading reads "declaring certain town property as sold" whereas the actual intent is to declare the apparatus surplus and place it for sale. The member urged the council to incorporate language used in a March 2024 resolution that requires surplus property to be advertised and sold by bid, and to specify procedures such as minimum bids and publication in the local paper.
Fire department staff earlier reported the town received a donated ladder truck from Corvallis that is about 10 years newer than the unit being surplused; the donated apparatus lacks a pump and will require pairing with other equipment but adds an elevated master stream capability. Council members said they want the surplus resolution to instruct staff to follow a bid process (and to include statutory citations referenced during debate) before publishing notices and accepting bids.
A motion was made to approve Resolution 576 with the proposed additions and directions; the transcript records the motion and a second, but it does not record a final roll-call on the amended text within the provided segments. Council directed staff to insert the clarified surplus-and-bid language and to return or publish as required.
