TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Steven Lederer - Director of Public Works, Fleet Division
REPORT BY: Mercedes Meats - Supervising Staff Services Analyst
SUBJECT: Disposal of County Surplus Vehicles and Equipment
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve and authorize disposal of eleven (11) County surplus vehicles, a vehicle partition, and one County surplus piece of equipment and its modification and authorize the sale of these assets at auction. (Fiscal Impact: increased revenue; Fleet Fund; Not Budgeted, Discretionary)
[4/5 vote required]
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BACKGROUND
The County has eleven (11) vehicles, a vehicle partition, and one equipment unit and its modification that have outlived their useful lives, have been or will be removed from service, and are no longer required for public use. With approval of today's actions, these assets will be declared surplus and sold at auction. Today's actions will authorize the Public Works Director and/or Fleet Manager to sign the certificate of titles for the surplus items being sold at auction. Additionally, today's approval will authorize the Auditor-Controller to remove these surplus assets from the County's capital asset listing.
As a general practice, Fleet Management attempts to fully depreciate vehicles and equipment before identifying them as surplus. Typically, Fleet vehicles are fully depreciated when they have been driven 120,000 miles and/ or are twelve-years old; and patrol vehicles are fully depreciated when they have been driven 90,000 miles and/ or are four-years old. In some instances, vehicles and equipment that have been fully depreciated may be retained if their maintenance costs and condition warrant continued use. Conversely, 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. Additionally, vehicles and equipment that have suffered major collisions, require major engine or transmission work, or have e...
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