SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Authorize surplus disposition of G2179 and G3943 via auction to the highest bidder, pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.622, Surplus Personal Property. (consent)
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SUMMARY:
G2179 1999 Spartan Engine is the retired reserve unit referenced in Item # 18-5155 (replace Engine 45) on October 4, 2018. Authorization was not requested to surplus G2179 at the time the item was presented to Council.
G3943 2013 Chevrolet Caprice needs extensive engine repairs due to valve train failure. The estimated repair cost is $7,000.00 if the engine is replaced. It has an estimated value of $6,975.00; however, the Police Department has declined to spend the money to repair and has decided to turn the vehicle in for auction. This vehicle was scheduled to be replaced on the 19/20 Vehicle Replacement list, the Police Department has requested out-of-cycle replacement and was approved by the Resource Management Committee on August 27, 2019.
City Council authorization for surplus is required in accordance with Code Section 2.622, when the sale of common bulk items is estimated to exceed $5,000.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
566-00000-364413- Surplus Vehicles