121.2015 Bid for Obsolete Equipment RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ADVERTISEMENT OF BIDS
FOR SALE OF OBSOLETE EQUIPMENT
RESOLUTION NO.: 121, 2015
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Anthony Metivier
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Doug Irish
WHEREAS, in accordance with New York State Town Law §64(2), the Queensbury Town
Board may authorize the sale of items which are no longer needed by the Town or obsolete, and
WHEREAS, the Town's Budget Officer requested that Town Departments advise of any
surplus items in their respective Departments and the Town Budget Officer did receive lists of items
from various Departments which are considered to be surplus, and
WHEREAS, the Budget Officer advised the various Town Departments of the surplus items
and did not receive any requests from the Departments for such surplus items and therefore has
requested Town Board authorization to sell the surplus items by using the auction company
GovDeals to dispose of such surplus property, or, if deemed unsafe and/or inoperable by the
Department Manager, to be sold as scrap, and
WHEREAS, the following is the list of surplus items provided by the various Town
Departments:
Item Asset No. Dept.
COBRA SEWER SNAKE N/A PARKS
SWEEPSTER POWER BROOM N/A PARKS
LITTLE WONDER PUSH BLOWER N/A PARKS
SNAPPER SNOW BLOWER 8819 PARKS
BOLENS PUSH MOWER N/A PARKS
ACER TABLET N/A IT
DROID RAZR MAXX HD PHONE N/A IT
MOTOROLLA FLIP PHONE N/A IT
DROID RAZR PHONE N/A IT
4-BLACKBERRY MOBILE PHONES N/A IT
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby approves of the sale of the surplus
items that are no longer needed by the Town or obsolete as follows:
Item Asset No. Dept.
COBRA SEWER SNAKE N/A PARKS
SWEEPSTER POWER BROOM N/A PARKS
LITTLE WONDER PUSH BLOWER N/A PARKS
SNAPPER SNOW BLOWER 8819 PARKS
BOLENS PUSH MOWER N/A PARKS
ACER TABLET N/A IT
DROID RAZR MAXX HD PHONE N/A IT
MOTOROLLA FLIP PHONE N/A IT
DROID RAZR PHONE N/A IT
4-BLACKBERRY MOBILE PHONES N/A IT
and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes and engagement of the
services of auction company GovDeals to sell/dispose of the surplus items, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that all Town proceeds from the sales shall be deposited into the appropriate
revenue account(s) in accordance with the Queensbury Town Code and New York State Laws, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Budget Officer
and/or Purchasing Agent to accept or reject any bids received online for any online auction bids, and
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BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor,
Town Budget Officer, Purchasing Agent and/or Town Counsel to take such further actions as may
be necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution.
Duly adopted this 23rd day of March, 2015, by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Metivier, Mr. Irish, Mr. VanNess, Mr. Strough
NOES None
ABSENT : Mr. Clements
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