TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Jeffrey Yates, ICMA-CM, Assistant City Manager
Tiffany Murray, Chief Financial Officer
FROM: City of Fayetteville Fleet Department
DATE: October 12, 2026
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Authorize the Electronic Auction of Six Decommissioned City Vehicles and Equipment
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
The proposed auction supports Strategic Plan Goal V, Financially Sound City Providing Exemplary City Services, by recovering value from vehicles and equipment that have reached the end of their useful service life. Selling these unused units reduces storage demands and returns proceeds to the appropriate City funds, supporting responsible management of public assets.
Executive Summary:
The City proposes to sell six decommissioned vehicles and equipment units on GovDeals, an online auction platform for surplus public assets. These units are no longer in use by the City, and their continued operation is no longer economical. The recommended vehicles include two refuse trucks, a bucket truck, a street sweeper, a tractor, and an airport firefighting truck. Fleet staff estimate that each unit could sell for $30,000 or more, though actual proceeds will depend on competitive bidding. The auction would recover a portion of the City’s investment and return the proceeds to the appropriate General Fund or enterprise fund.
Background:
The recommended units have been decommissioned based on age, mileage or hours of use, maintenance costs, and service life. The units have either already been replaced through prior capital outlay funding or are scheduled for replacement in FY 2027. The attached surplus list identifies the units and their maintenance and usage history. The street sweeper chassis and sweeper body have separate asset numbers for maintenance tracking but will be sold together as one unit, resulting in six sale units. GovDeals allows prospective buyers, nat...
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