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Dover council approves surplus‑property sales and amends FY24‑25 drug fund budget
Summary
The Dover City Council approved two surplus‑property resolutions authorizing online sales of excess equipment and vehicles and passed Ordinance 49‑24 to amend the FY24‑25 drug fund and enterprise accounts to reflect donations and grant‑funded equipment purchases; votes were taken by voice with no roll‑call tallies in the transcript.
The Dover City Council approved a set of surplus‑property measures and adopted a budget amendment during its regular meeting.
Staff introduced Resolution 68324, proposing to add two online surplus‑sales services to the city's surplus property policy to expand listing options and lower commission costs. The council considered the item and approved the resolution by voice vote; no roll‑call tally was recorded in the meeting transcript.
Resolution 68424 was presented to authorize sale of several surplus items, including old trucks, an air compressor, landscaping blocks, an old fire truck and two Ford Explorers. Staff noted minimum bids for each item and asked permission to list them on surplus sale services. A motion to approve was made and seconded; the transcript records the motion as "Motion of Miss Farquhar" for this item and the council carried the resolution by voice vote.
Councilmembers then considered Ordinance 49‑24, an amendment to the FY24‑25 budget that adds a donation to the drug fund and recognizes grant funds in enterprise accounts to pay for equipment purchases. Staff and council members said the items are grant‑funded and would not affect the city’s general fund; a motion to approve (attributed to Mister Timmons in the record) passed by voice vote.
The meeting record does not include recorded roll‑call tallies for these votes; actions were approved by voice as recorded in the transcript. The council also discussed related communications including food‑truck permit criteria and a suggestion to draft a future disaster‑assistance resolution, but those items were left for further staff work and not acted on during the meeting.
Votes at a glance
• Resolution 68324 (add online surplus‑sale services) — Approved by voice vote; motion presented by staff (no mover recorded).
• Resolution 68424 (authorize sale of surplus items) — Approved by voice vote; motion recorded as moved by Miss Farquhar and seconded (no roll‑call tally recorded).
• Ordinance 49‑24 (FY24‑25 budget amendment for drug fund donation and enterprise equipment) — Approved by voice vote; motion attributed to Mister Timmons in the transcript.
