Item #03
Date: September 19, 2023
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Christian S. Sachs, Chief of Police
Jim Schaad, City Manager
Subject: Approve Sale of Surplus Police Vehicle
Recommendation:
Pass a Motion to approve the sale of City-Owned tangible property, Police Vehicle (specifically Unit #317, K9 Ford Explorer) to be declared surplus and sold to D-Tac K9, LLC.
Rationale for Recommendation:
Authorizing the motion will allow staff to surplus this property that is no longer in use and taking up space within city facilities.
Background:
The City of Marysville retires a certain amount of tangible property used in City Departments due to inoperability, being obsolete, or expense of maintenance.
Should the Council approve this item, the City would sell this surplus K9 Ford Explorer to D-Tac K9 LLC.
D-Tac K9 LLC is the current training provider for the Departments K9 unit and would utilize this vehicle for K9 trainings in the region.
Unit #317 is no longer in service and has been replaced through our vehicle replacement procedures.
Discussion & Analysis:
With Council’s authorization, Units #317,specifically 2017 Ford K9 SUV, will be sold to D-Tac K9 LLC.
The City of sell this surplus K9 SUV for $5,000 and also receive 10 months of free K9 training for the Department K9 program. The training is valued at $300 per month for a total of $3,000. The total received by the City is $8,000.
Fiscal Impact:
The fiscal impact is an increase in $5,000 for vehicle surplus and a cost savings of $3,000 in the Departments K-9 Training Budget, 10-130-5230 for fiscal year 2023/2024.