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Kane County to transfer most storage containers to Kanab City, retain walk‑in freezer and refrigerator
Summary
The county voted to transfer several storage containers at the former Care & Share site to Kanab City while retaining the walk‑in refrigerator and freezer for sheriff use; commissioners directed staff to prepare conveyances and set an effective transfer date.
Kane County commissioners voted March 10 to transfer most of the storage containers at the former Care & Share site to Kanab City while keeping the walk‑in refrigerator and walk‑in freezer for sheriff use.
The decision followed a briefing from the sheriff and county staff on the condition and value of the units. The sheriff said the county’s insurance valuation for the cluster of containers is about $51,000, but vendor estimates and assessor values were much lower; several units are movable while others are effectively fixed to the site and could be damaged if moved. County counsel read the statute governing donations to public bodies and advised that a bill of sale or conveyance would be needed to transfer ownership and relieve the county of liability.
Commissioners debated whether to auction the refrigeration units or move them for sale, and whether Kanab City or local 4‑H programs could make use of the remaining containers. A city representative said the city would be interested in containers left on site for recreation and parks storage and noted one container the 4‑H program requested.
A commissioner moved that the county retain the walk‑in refrigerator and freezer at the sheriff’s convenience and transfer ownership of containers numbered 2, 3, 5 and 6 to Kanab City; container 7 would remain with the county if requested by 4‑H. The motion also directed staff to prepare a bill of sale or conveyance with descriptions, set an effective transfer date (discussed as April 1), and clarify liability language.
“Our insurance value for those items is set at 51,000,” the sheriff told commissioners during the briefing, reflecting the difference between replacement‑cost insurable value and likely auction resale prices. County legal staff advised that a properly executed bill of sale would shift liability to the receiving public body.
The commission voted in favor of the motion. Staff said they would work with the county clerk to prepare the conveyance documents and with Kanab City on logistics, including whether the city will hold refrigerated units until the county can sell them.
