TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Jeffrey Yates, Assistant City Manager and Interim CFO
FROM: City of Fayetteville Fleet Department
DATE: February 10, 2025
RE:
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Auction of 16 Decommissioned City of Fayetteville Assets
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
The auction of 16 Decommissioned City of Fayetteville assets aligns with Strategic Plan Goal V: Financially Sound City Providing Exemplary City Services
Executive Summary:
Fleet is currently storing 16 City of Fayetteville Assets that have been decommissioned due to being at the end of their useful lifespan. Decommissioned assets are auctioned via GovDeals. However, these assets have potential returns of $30,000.00 or more each via auction and therefore require Council approval prior to auction.
Background:
The 16 Vehicles have met their lifespan via age, milage, maintenance costs, and or hours of use, and were therefore decommissioned. As they have been decommissioned the 16 units are not in use by the City of Fayetteville and have already been replaced in the previous capital outlay. Assets are electronically auctioned once decommissioned to return a fraction of the vehicle costs to the City of Fayetteville General fund or Enterprise fund if the asset belonged to an enterprise funded department.
Issues/Analysis:
Fleets analysis shows that the 16 decommissioned vehicles have a possible value of over $30,000.00, however it is not guaranteed that amount will be received for each item. Were Council not to approve this action the decommissioned vehicles would remain stored and unused on city property. This could lead to a visual eyesore for citizens. Through Fleet's analysis the auctioning of the 16 decommissioned assets would maintain fleet size, prevent fleet creep, stop overcrowding of vehicle locations, and provide funds back to the appropriate city accounts.
Budget Impact:
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