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Romulus council approves surplus-vehicle auctions, vehicle purchase, Periscope contract, temporary polling locations and $1.68M in warrants
Summary
Council approved authorization to auction surplus vehicles on govdeals.com, a piggyback purchase of a 2025 Chevrolet Traverse for $39,718, a three-year Periscope/TIPS solicitation platform contract for $23,643.75, temporary polling locations for the Aug. 4 primary, and warrant 26-10 totaling $1,678,767.63.
The Romulus City Council on May 26 approved several administrative and procurement items, including authorization for the Department of Public Works to auction obsolete vehicles on govdeals.com, a piggyback vehicle purchase, a three-year electronic solicitation platform contract, temporary polling locations for the August 4, 2026 primary, and authorization of warrant 26-10 totaling $1,678,767.63.
On the surplus-property item the council authorized DPW to auction identified vehicles on govdeals.com with a 12.5% buyer fee and directed that proceeds be deposited to the appropriate city fund. The motion passed with council concurrence.
The council also approved a piggyback on a state contract to purchase a 2025 Chevrolet Traverse AWD LT utility vehicle from Todd Wenzel Chevrolet for $39,718, and separately consented to a three-year contract for solicitation development and electronic evaluation services with an annualized total of $23,643.75, to be funded from the general fund if budgeted.
Under the clerk’s report the council adopted a resolution establishing Mount Olive Baptist Church (35556 Beverly Road) as the temporary polling location for Precinct 8 and the Thomas J. Coleman Community Center (35351 Beverly Road) for Precinct 9 for the August 4, 2026 primary election; the clerk noted state law requires mailed notice to all registered voters in the affected precincts. The council approved the clerk’s resolution.
Finally, the council approved warrant 26-10, which the clerk read aloud; checks covered multiple funds and totaled $1,678,767.63. The motion to approve the warrant passed on a roll-call vote.
The items were routine administrative actions the council recorded by motion and vote; council members asked staff to ‘‘keep us abreast’’ of implementation for the contract and to notify precinct voters about the temporary polling locations as required by law.
