City to surplus 2022 Ford Bronco

CLINTONVILLE – The Clintonville Common Council approved declaring as surplus, a 2022 Ford Bronco that has only 4,000 miles on it that has been used by the Clintonville Department of Public Works (DPW).
That approval came at the council’s Sept. 9 meeting. At that meeting, the council also approved transferring a 2022 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck from the Clintonville Police Department to the DPW to replace the Bronco.
Prior to the vote, Council President Greg Rose told the council that the Clintonville Finance Committee, which met the previous day, discussed the pros and cons of declaring either the Bronco or Dodge Ram 1500 as surplus. But when discussing the matter with the city’s department heads, it decided it would make sense to surplus the Bronco and transfer the Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck to the DPW.
The police department no longer needed the Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck as it was replaced with a new vehicle that was budgeted through the city’s capital budget.
Ald. Jeannie Schley asked how much the city could expect to receive in the sale of the Bronco.

Justin Mc Auly, director of Public Works for the city of Clintonville, said he thought the Bronco would sell for around $20,000.
The proceeds would be placed in the city’s capital revenue account.

Muske interview
After the meeting, the Clintonville Tribune-Gazette emailed Clintonville City Administrator Caz Muske questions regarding declaring the Ford Bronco surplus since it has only 4,000 miles on it.
Muske replied via email, and stated that the Bronco was not suitable for the needs of the DPW.

“Originally, DPW had a pick-up truck scheduled for (purchase in) 2021-2022 within the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). Due to supply chain limitations, the city had to settle with a Bronco,” Muske said.
The city’s CIP is structured to rely on declaring vehicles surplus so the proceeds from the sale help reduce the overall borrowing done by the city, Muske said.
She added that the decision regarding which vehicle to surplus was left to the city’s elected officials. She said if the elected officials had decided to move forward with declaring the Dodge Ram 1500 surplus, then the DPW would have had to continue to utilize the Bronco to the best of the department’s ability.
The city has no concerns about the number of miles on the Dodge Ram 1500 pickup that the DPW will now utilize, Muske said.
“The proposed scenario was to better meet the needs of the departments while also still generating surplus revenue to keep the CIP balanced,” Muske said.“If the elected officials did not feel the change in surplus vehicles was best for the city departments and for the departments to better serve the community, they would not have approved the CIP adjustment. I am pleased that the elected officials continue to hear the needs of the department’s heads and trust in their assessment to best serve the community.”