Finance Committee - 11/20/2019 Page 16
MOTION CARRIED
UNFINISHED BUSINESS — None
NEW BUSINESS — RESOLUTIONS - None
RECORD OF EXPENDITURES
MOTION BY ALDERWOMAN KELLY THAT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE HAS COMPLIED WITH THE CITY
CHARTER AND ORDINANCES PERTAINING TO THE RECORD OF EXPENDITURES FOR THE PERIOD
FROM NOVEMBER 1, 2019 TO NOVEMBER 14, 2019
MOTION CARRIED
GENERAL DISCUSSION
Alderman Laws
Something | probably should have asked or CFO Griffin 18 months ago, just out of curiosity, can we possibly
get, because | know like | see we are buying new trucks, we are buying new cars. | know you are selling old
stock in some cases. Is there any way, and | hate to give you more work, but is there any way that we can get
a list of the money that we are taking in from selling old inventory in the City. That way taxpayers could see
that it’s not just us spending money; we are actually taking some money in as well.
Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
We sell quite a few vehicles on public surplus auction and | can provide a record of that I’m sure for the last
year. It goes back, so we are able to see all the closed auctions. Yeah | can probably make that available.
Alderman Laws
That would be great; at least satisfy my curiosity.
Chairman O’Brien
Probably to assist, that’s the White Farm run by the State correct?
Mr. Kooken
Actually it is not, we do invite all the Departments to participate in the, | believe it is Spring and Fall auctions
that they do up there, it’s been a couple years at least since we sent any vehicles up there. We have actually
had much better luck with the public surplus auction, returning higher value than what that is. A lot of the
vehicles get traded in as well. But that is usually documented when you see a trade in.
Alderman Laws
Thank you.
PUBLIC COMMENT - None
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