TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: Peter D. Lear, CPA, CGMA, City Manager
TITLE: Disposition of Surplus Assets in an appropriate fashion pursuant to Chapter 2 Administration, Article VIII Procurement, Section 2-419, Disposition of City Assets and Property (d), (1) of North Port, Florida, Administrative Code, set forth in Florida Statute 274.06
Recommended Action
Approve the Asset Disposition and Recommended Method dated May 2019 pursuant to Chapter 2 Administration, Article VIII Procurement, Section 2-419, Disposition of City Assets and Property (d), (1).
Background Information
The Fleet Manager and Fleet Asset Technician have critiqued the City’s equipment and vehicle fleet and have prepared the Asset Disposition and Recommended Method dated May 2019. The Fire Rescue District and Police Department have reviewed the list of vehicles recommended for disposal and determined they do not need the vehicles for training purposes.
The Sarasota County School Board is requesting to purchase four (4) of the City’s obsolete Police Department vehicles for use in the School Resource Officer Program at a purchase price of $4,900 each.
The City’s equipment and vehicle fleet included in the Asset Disposition and Recommended Method dated May 2019 comply with the following:
1. Chapter 2, Administration, Article VIII, Procurement, Section 2-419, Disposition of City Assets and Property, (d), (1), (2) and (3), North Port, Florida, Administrative Code which states:
(d) [When commission approval required.] Assets with an original purchase value greater than the threshold limit set forth in F.S. 274.06, must receive city commission approval for disposal and may then be disposed of in the following fashion:
(1) Sold. Surplus assets determined to have no useful purpose for the city or other public entities yet still having some intrinsic value may be held for inclusion in an auction or other city sale, such as closed bidding.
(2) Discarded. Surplus assets determined to have no useful purpose and no value for the city or any other entity may be discarded in the trash.
(3) Donated. Surplus assets determined to have no useful purpose for the city yet still containing some intrinsic value may be donated by the city commission to a nonprofit agency or governmental agency.
2. Florida Statute 274.06, Alternative Procedure.
Strategic Plan
Efficient & Effective Government
Financial Impact
Revenue will be received by the funds of which purchased the equipment being disposed.
Procurement
These assets will be disposed of in accordance with Section 2-419 (d) (1) of the City of North Port Procurement Code - Sold Surplus Assets.
Attachments:
1. Asset Disposition and Recommended Method May 2019
2. City of North Port Property Disposal Form
3. Mechanic’s Vehicle Inspection Forms
4. Score Sheet for 4 PD cars sold to SRO
Prepared by: Kenneth Rappuhn, Fleet Manager and Steve Hauser, Fleet Asset Technician
Department Director: Juliana B. Bellia