AGENDA CAPTION:
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Consider approval of Resolution 2018-135R, approving the sale of three surplus police cars to the newly incorporated City of Oak Ridge, Texas for total value of $15,000.00; authorizing the City Manager to execute the appropriate documents related to the transfer of title of the three surplus police cars on behalf of the City; and declaring an effective date.
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Meeting date: August 7, 2018
Department: Police, Chief Chase Stapp (by Lynda Williams, Purchasing Manager)
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Background Information:
In late June, 2018, Chief Thomas Peoples of the newly established Oak Ridge, Texas police department sent a statewide message via the Texas Police Chief's Association asking for assistance in procuring fully equipped police vehicle from other cities which may be liquidating vehicles due to replacement policies. Normally, the City of San Marcos removes vehicles from its fleet that have been retired from service via public auction. In the case of marked police vehicles which are being retired, the vehicles must be decommissioned from service by removing all of the police equipment and markings from them. This is a labor intensive and time consuming process, and we are not able to recuperate...
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