Title and Board Action Requested
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Approve the donation of two buses on behalf of the Transportation and Property Departments.
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Executive Summary
The Director of Purchasing and Warehousing, on behalf of the Superintendent of Schools, hereby requests approval from the Board for the donation of two buses on behalf of the Transportation and Property Departments. They will be donated to the Hernando County Fire Department for training purposes. Per Florida Statute, Chapter 274.06, donations may be made when it is in the "best interests of the county or district, a governmental unit's property that is obsolete or the continued use of which in uneconomical or inefficient, or which serves no useful function, which property is not otherwise lawfully disposed of for value without bids to state, to any governmental unit, or to any political subdivision as defined in s.1.01, or if the property is without commercial value it may be donated, destroyed or abandoned... Property, the value of which the governmental unit estimates to be under $5,000, may be disposed of in the most efficient and cost-effective means as determined by the governmental unit."
The estimated lifespan of these vehicles is 10 years, and each is fully depreciated. The requested vehicles are currently inactive. Approving this agenda item would save money on maintenance and insurance costs. This donation will allow the Hernando County Fire Department to further develop skills benefiting our entire community, including our students.
Property descriptions:
Asset Number 02995400, Converted Bus Shell, VIN Number 1HVBBPLN0RH551878. Obtained October 13, 1993, for $38,081.00.
Asset Number 05548700, Freightliner/Thomas School Bus, 77 passenger, type C, VIN Number 4UZABRDC97CX49939. Obtained July 27, 2006, for $74,021.85.
My Contact
Christopher Reckner, Director of Purchasing and Warehousing
(352) 797-7000, ext. 323
Ralph Leath, Director of Transportation
(352) 797-7003
Genele Firlik, Manager of War...
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