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City manager recommends auction of 67 surplus vehicles, trailers and equipment
Summary
The city manager asked the finance and governance committee to recommend that City Council authorize the purchasing agent to dispose of 67 surplus vehicles and related equipment via public auction under City Code section 4-54b, citing vehicle ages (1987–2020), high mileage and major mechanical failures. No vote was recorded in the transcript; the next step is Council authorization.
The City manager told the Finance and Governance Committee that the city has identified 67 units of surplus vehicles, trailers and related equipment across multiple departments and recommended selling them at public auction to recover residual value and ensure a transparent disposition process.
The recommendation matters because the items—ranging in model year from 1987 to 2020 and including many vehicles with between 100,000 and 150,000 miles or more—often have mechanical problems that make repair uneconomic. "These assets span model years from 1987 to 2020," the City manager said, "many of these vehicles have accumulated between 100,000 and 150,000 miles or more. Several are experiencing major…
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