Spokane County commissioners approve consent agenda, declare surplus property and announce closed session on potential litigation

The Spokane County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 24 approved routine consent agenda items and a public hearing request to declare certain county personal property surplus and authorize disposition under Project 25-212.

An unidentified commissioner moved to approve items 4, 5 and 6, including subitems; the board seconded and the chair announced the motion passed unanimously.

Victor Lemur, procurement specialist with the purchasing department, described Project 25-212 as a request for the board to declare the items listed in an attached spreadsheet surplus and authorize disposition by auction, recycling or destruction as specified by department heads. Lemur said all IT items had been approved by the information technology director and that usable parts would be salvaged prior to recycling. "I am respectfully requesting that you approve these items and their disposition," Lemur said. No commissioners asked questions, and no members of the public spoke during the public hearing for item 7a.

An unidentified commissioner moved to approve public hearing item 7a as presented; the motion was seconded and the chair announced the motion passed unanimously.

Near the end of the meeting the chair identified Jeffrey Morris as Acting CEO. Morris said the board would go into an executive session for about 20 minutes to discuss pending or potential litigation; he listed in-room participants and said no action was anticipated. The board recessed to executive session and expected to conclude without action and reconvene next week.