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Scurry County allows departments to use local auctioneers for surplus property
Summary
The court approved allowing individual county departments to use local auctioneers to dispose of surplus or reusable property, provided disposal rules are followed; the decision follows prior unsuccessful attempts at a single county-wide auction.
Scurry County Commissioners Court approved a change allowing individual county departments to use local auctioneers to sell surplus or reusable items rather than trying to coordinate a single county-wide auction.
The County Judge explained that previous attempts at a combined county auction had failed for various reasons and that departments often have goods they consider usable or sellable rather than disposable. Court members emphasized departments must still ensure items have not already been formally disposed and must follow disposal procedures before using an auctioneer. A Committee member moved to permit Scurry County departments to solicit local auctioneers for surplus sales; the court discussed logistics and approved the motion by voice vote.
The transcript includes brief practical discussion about coordination and cautions against piecemeal requests without proper procedure. No specific vendor contracts were authorized at the meeting.
