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Council approves sale of surplus police equipment to Union County and Beresford police
Summary
Alcester council voted to sell select surplus police items to the Union County Sheriff’s Office for $155 and to Beresford Police Department pending that council's approval; staff had circulated an inventory from the sheriff’s office and flagged transfer paperwork questions for firearms.
The Alcester City Council approved two separate surplus-equipment sales for the police department on a voice vote. Council member (Speaker 3) moved to "approve the police department surplus sale to UCSO in the amount of $155," a motion that was seconded and carried, and later the council approved a pending sale of two Glock pistols (with magazines) to the Beresford Police Department at $250 each pending Beresford council approval.
City staff had circulated an inventory received from the Union County Sheriff’s Office showing which items the sheriff’s office and Pierceburg PD were interested in purchasing. The staff member (Speaker 5) noted that some items could be sold to the public and that "the two surplus pistols that are highlighted in blue would be the ... Pierceburg PD would be interested" while stressing the council needed to decide whether to offer some items for public sale or to law-enforcement agencies. Staff also raised procedural questions about required paperwork and federal transfer rules for firearms, noting that transfers typically involve a federally licensed firearms dealer and a federal background check.
The motions were recorded as carried by voice ('Aye'); individual vote counts were not specified in the meeting record. The council directed staff to coordinate with the receiving agencies and to follow the required transfer procedures for firearms and radios to ensure they are deprogrammed or appropriately transferred.
