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Evanston council approves sale of former officer’s service handgun
Summary
The council authorized the sale of a service handgun to a former officer, a practice council members said has happened previously for retiring or departing officers. The police chief said the weapon is one of a small set slated for disposal.
The Evanston City Council authorized the sale of one service handgun to a former officer, Officer Sloga, after brief remarks from the police chief and a voice vote.
Police Chief Ranish told the council the firearm is one of about 13 service handguns that have been removed from active duty and slated for disposal. "We do have one handgun he carried during his career," the chief said, and noted the department has previously sold handguns to officers who retired or left the force.
Councilors made and seconded a motion to authorize the sale and approved it by voice vote. The chair invited further discussion; none was offered and the motion carried. The council did not detail a sale price or include contract terms in the meeting record.
Why it matters: The action is largely administrative but formalizes the department's longstanding practice for handling service weapons no longer in use. The council did not attach special conditions or additional oversight to the sale at the meeting.
Procedural note: The transcript records the voice vote and several "aye" responses but does not record a roll-call tally with individual member names; therefore individual votes are not attributed to named council members in this report.
