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Consider and take action on a resolution authorizing an agreement with PropertyRoom.com, Inc. for auction services related to forfeited property being stored in the League City Police Department property room (Interim Chief of Police)
Background:
Approval of this item will authorize a resolution for an agreement with PropertyRoom.com, Inc. for auction services related to forfeited property being stored in the League City Police Department property room.
The League City Police Department (LCPD) property room serves as the central repository for all property collected by LCPD Officers and Detectives. Since opening the Public Safety Building in 2015, the main property room has been filled to approximately 75% capacity with a large portion of its contents being non-contraband items. Once cases reach disposition, non-contraband items that cannot be returned to an owner, or are otherwise legally abandoned, are awarded to the Department for forfeiture or destruction.
In 2017, there were approximately 475 non-contraband items destroyed by police personnel in accordance with court orders for destruction or forfeiture, and these items included such things as computers, cell phones, small electronics, clothing and sporting goods items. Currently, there are several hundred similarly forfeited items currently sitting on property room shelves pending sale or destruction. The Police Department seeks to utilize a specialized online auction service to dispose of these items. This service would reduce man hours spent disposing of property, increase our storage capacity for property and evidence, and provide funding for the property that is auctioned.
PropertyRoom.com is an online auction service that specializes in selling and disposing of forfeited property from law enforcement agencies around the country, to include Harris County Sheriff’s Office and the Galveston Police Department. In exchange for 50% of the final sales price up to $1,500 and 25% f...
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