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Mayor raises missing-city-property concerns and asks council for inventory controls
Summary
Mayor told the council that several city-owned items purchased with taxpayer dollars cannot be located — from HVAC units and generators to a projector and a vehicle — and urged staff to complete an inventory, document losses and recommend next steps including possible letters to parties in possession.
Mayor (Speaker 3) reported several city-owned items cannot be found and said the pattern “is a tip of the iceberg,” describing missing or replaced items including two $1,500 HVAC units purchased for the sewerage plant that are no longer in place, a nearly $5,000 projector purchased for community use, multiple generators that supported holiday lighting and a recently purchased grill. The mayor said one white vehicle valued at about $117,100 is also missing and asked council for direction on documenting and pursuing recovery.
Council members asked procedural questions about next steps and suggested sending letters to persons believed to have possession and having staff complete a department-by-department inventory. Mayor asked departments to work through remaining inventory items and report back so council can decide whether to pursue civil or criminal remedies.
The matter was framed as an operational control issue rather than an immediate policy vote: the council discussed bringing in staff or external accounting help to validate records and then reconvene to determine corrective steps.
What happens next: Staff were asked to compile a formal inventory, document purchases and present a recommended process for tracking and recovering missing items, including whether law-enforcement referrals or formal letters to those in possession are warranted.
