Clemson council declares equipment surplus, confirms appointments and approves city attorney contract

Clemson — At its Feb. 2 meeting the Clemson City Council approved several administrative items, including declaring six patrol vehicles and an estimated 41 service weapons surplus, confirming multiple board appointments, and approving the city attorney's contract.

Matt, discussed fleet and equipment status and asked the council to declare a fleet of six patrol cars surplus and to declare approximately 41 service weapons surplus. "We have a fleet of six cars we'd like to surplus," he said; the council made separate motions to declare the vehicles and the weapons surplus, and both motions passed by voice vote. The transcript records staff comment that the weapons are being returned to the manufacturer and the vehicles will be processed through utilities/auction workflows.

After an executive session to consider appointments and discuss the city attorney's contract under state law, the council returned to open session and made a series of appointments: Naomi Gerakio and Tatiana May Weiss to the Parks, Recreation, Arts, Culture and Tourism Board (three-year terms); Abas Fuza, Thomas Wade Hawkins and Shane Patrick Wall to the Board of Zoning Appeals (three-year terms); and Paul Schlifer to the Police Advisory Board (three-year term). The council also approved the city attorney's contract by motion and voice vote.

Why it matters: Approving surplus declarations disposes of aging equipment and affects fleet and property management; board appointments fill vacancies on several advisory bodies; approving the city attorney's contract affects the city's legal representation.

The council used voice votes for these routine motions; the transcript does not include a roll-call tally for each motion.