County to Sell Surplus Equipment
At their meeting March 14, Glasscock County Commissioners decided to sell several pieces of surplus equipment by sealed bid. The heavy equipment may be seen at the county maintenance barn on County Road 415 March 21 – April 8. Office equipment may be seen in the south area of the community center from 9 a.m. –12 p.m. and 1 – 4 p.m. weekdays March 21 – April 8. Bid sheets and envelopes will be available. Sealed bids are due at either the county judge’s office or the county treasurer’s office no later than April 8, and will be opened at the commissioners’ court meeting April 11.
Heavy equipment to be sold includes: 35-ton haul trailer; six-yard dump bed; 1994 Ford cab and chassis (had been an ambulance); Ford truck which runs (was St. Lawrence fire truck) and a 2003 Ford police car with bad engine. Other vehicles (not in running condition) include: two green Ford half-ton pickups, a white Ford crew cab pickup and a Ford extended cab pickup.
Office equipment for sale includes: two computers, a word processor, two IBM typewriters, two adding machines, paper cutter, two desks and two typewriter tables. For more information, call County Judge Wilburn Bednar at 354-2382.
County Investments Reported
County Treasurer/Investment Officer Alan Dierschke gave the commissioner’s court his quarterly investment report. As of Dec. 31, 2004, the county had cash in the county’s depository, the Glasscock County Bank, of $144,000 drawing .05 percent interest; $200 in an investment account at the same bank drawing 1.99 percent interest, and $209,000 invested in TexPool drawing 2.07 percent. As of the same date, the Garden City Water System had $500 cash in the Garden City Bank drawing .05 percent interest; $4,000 in an investment account there drawing 1.98 percent and $49,000 in TexPool drawing 2.07 percent.
Constable Mark Frysak reported that he has passed all the courses necessary and is now certified as a peace officer. He said he completed a six-month program at Odessa College, amassing 754 hours of training, 565 hours of which were required.
Dierschke said he has received the attorney’s recommendations regarding changes to the county’s personnel manual. He is to incorporate the suggested changes into the manual and the commissioners’ court will review it at its April meeting.