TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: JC Greenberg, Deputy County Fire Chief
REPORT BY: Stacie McCambridge, Staff Services Manager
SUBJECT: Surplus, Removal from Asset List, and Disposal of Capital Asset #27211, a 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe.
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve and authorize declaring Capital Asset No. 27211, a 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe, to be surplus, removed from the capital asset list and sold at public auction. (Fiscal Impact: $5,000 Revenue; Fire Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary)
[4/5 vote required]
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BACKGROUND
As a general practice, the County Fire Department attempts to fully depreciate vehicles before identifying them as surplus vehicles. Vehicles that have been fully depreciated may be retained if their maintenance costs and condition warrant continued use. In some instances, some vehicles and equipment are declared surplus and disposed of before they have been fully depreciated because the costs to maintain and/or repair them are not justified.
The Napa County Fire Department currently has a 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe, Capital Asset No. 27211, that has outlived its useful life and has been taken out service. With its life span approaching the 20-year mark, staff believes it would not be fiscally responsible to invest in an outdated emergency vehicle that will continue to require repairs to keep it reliable and safe for operation. Napa County Fire requests to have the vehicle declared as surplus and sold at public auction.
California Government Code section 25504 provides authorization to the county purchasing agent for the direct sale of surplus personal property. California Government section 25363 authorizes the Board of Supervisors, upon four-fifths vote, to sell at public auction and convey to the highest bidder for cash, any property belonging to the County and not required for public use.
The County Fire Department intends to use the services of JJ Kanes Auction in Dixon, California. The proceeds from the sale will be recorded to the Department’s Fire Protection Fund.
Requested Actions:
1. Declare Capital Asset No. 27211, a 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe, as surplus and no longer required for public use; and
2. Authorize the Auditor-Controller to remove this surplus asset from the capital asset listing; and
3. Authorize the sale of the surplus capital asset vehicle at public auctions.
FISCAL & STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT
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Is there a Fiscal Impact? |
Yes |
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Is it currently budgeted? |
Yes |
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Where is it budgeted? |
Fire Fund Revenues |
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Is it Mandatory or Discretionary? |
Discretionary |
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Discretionary Justification: |
Capital Asset No. 27211 has outlived its usefulness, has been removed from service, and is no longer required for public use. |
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Is the general fund affected? |
No |
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Future fiscal impact: |
Money received from the sale of the vehicle will be deposited back into the Fire Fund Revenue Account. |
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Consequences if not approved: |
The repairs are starting to outweigh the value of the vehicle. A sitting vehicle would allow for further deterioration and continue to devalue the vehicle. |
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project defined by California Code of Regulations title 14, section 15378 (CEQA Guidelines) therefore CEQA is not applicable.