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File #: ORD 23-21    Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
In control: President and Board of Trustees
On agenda: 3/20/2023 Final action: 3/20/2023
Title: An Ordinance Authorizing the Sale of Surplus Vehicles and Equipment Owned by the Village of Oak Park
Attachments: 1. Ordinance - March 2023 Disposition of Surplus Vehicles and Equipment, 2. Attachment - 2023 - Exhibit A Surplus list
Submitted By
Rob Sproule, Public Works Director

Reviewed By
A.M. Zayyad, Deputy Village Manager

Agenda Item Title
Title
An Ordinance Authorizing the Sale of Surplus Vehicles and Equipment Owned by the Village of Oak Park

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Overview
Overview
Various departments have vehicles, and equipment that can be disposed of as they are no longer useful to the Village. The vehicles and equipment will be, sold at auction, traded in, consigned, or disposed of as scrap.

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Recommendation
Recommendation
Approve the Ordinance.

Background
In accordance with Village policy and State law (65 ILCS 5/11-76-4), the Village may, by Ordinance, authorize the disposition of designated personal property (as opposed to real property) in order to dispose of vehicles and materials no longer usable to the Village.

Items on the attached "Exhibit A" will be disposed of via internet auction, traded in, or consigned. The Village has had success using internet auctions for the disposal of these items. If the items are not sold they will be disposed of as scrap. Vehicles may be traded in if there is interest and if the value is that which could be estimated at auction.

The Village has been using the auction site "Public Surplus" which is specifically for public agencies. There is no cost to the Village to post items on this website. The buyer is charged 10% over their bid for the service. The link to the website is below:



The vehicles that are listed on Exhibit A have been determined to be candidates for disposal based on the criteria established for the fleet replacement program.

Each year, the Village allocates funds for the annual replacement of vehicles in the Fleet Replacement Fund. The Public Works Department manages the budget for vehicles that will replace those units having reached the end of their service life under the fleet replacement program.

The intent of the fleet replacement program is to replace veh...

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