Commissioners approve auction of surplus vehicles, reallocate county cars

Buddy Rumrill, public works assistant director, asked the board to send several county vehicles to auction and reallocate others to meet departmental needs. "I have before you just a list of a couple more vehicles we need to take to auction," Rumrill said, and described reallocating two Sheriff Tahoes and a Durango—one to facilities, another to emergency management, and a 2014 Durango to the noxious-weed program for property assessments.

A commissioner moved to send the listed items to auction and reallocate vehicles per Rumrill’s request; the board approved the motion by voice vote. Rumrill also said the county will auction steel studs and some outdoor heaters that department staff cannot use. Commissioners asked operational questions about vehicle assignment and replacement criteria for high-mileage units; Rumrill said the emergency-management deputy was seeking to replace a 2013 Tahoe that had about 154,000 miles with a 2019 Tahoe showing roughly 92,000 miles.

The reallocation leaves departments with equipment better matched to their duties—Rumrill noted the Durango assigned back to noxious weeds is used for property assessments rather than heavy off-road work—and the auction proceeds will be returned to county funds. The board did not identify a mover or seconder in the record beyond the roll-call voice approval and directed staff to carry out the reallocations and prepare auction paperwork for upcoming meetings.