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Board authorizes road department to declare equipment surplus for disposal
Summary
The Oktibbeha County Board authorized a declaration of road-department items (tractors, mowers, welder, pickup and related items) as surplus and directed staff to adopt disposal procedures and policies to recover value where possible.
The county road manager presented a list of items the department proposed to declare surplus, including two tractors, two mowers, a welding machine and a pickup. Supervisors and road staff discussed the logistics of declaring scrap and salvageable parts surplus — including safety, loading and legal constraints — and asked county attorneys and staff to draft a policy that would allow the county to sell metal covers or scrap materials in a way that protects the county from liability while recouping revenue.
After discussion about how scrap handling would work (time windows for pickup, county loading procedures, and opportunities to sell metal covers for revenue), a supervisor moved to authorize the declaration of the listed items as surplus and to proceed with appropriate disposal procedures; the motion was seconded and the board approved the action on the record.
Why it matters: Converting unused or broken equipment into surplus for sale can recover modest revenues for the county (staff said metal covers in the past generated about $9,000), clear space at county yards and reduce long-term storage costs; supervisors directed staff to prepare a formal surplus/disposal policy to manage safety and revenue collection.
Next steps: Staff will draft a surplus-property policy addressing loading, sale process, and liability considerations and return with recommended procedures.
