Marshall Sells Police Interceptor to County Ambulance Service for $5,000

Marshall City Council | September 28, 2026

Article Summary: The Marshall City Council on Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, adopted three resolutions declaring city property surplus — a 2019 Ford Police Interceptor sold directly to the Clark County Ambulance Service for $5,000, and a 2017 Ford F350 pickup and a Hobart welder to be sold at auction.

Surplus Property Key Points:

• Resolution 2026-R-23: 2019 Ford Police Interceptor, VIN 1FM5K8AR7KGA52937, sold to the Clark County Ambulance Service for $5,000.00.
• Resolution 2026-R-24: 2017 Ford F350 Super Duty pickup, VIN 1FDRF3G60HEB79264, to the highest bidder through Knowles Auction Service.
• Resolution 2026-R-25: Hobart Champion 16 welder, Model 7161, Serial No. 91WS24219, also through Knowles Auction Service.
• All three passed with no recorded discussion; Alderman Greg King was absent.

MARSHALL — The Marshall City Council on Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, declared three pieces of city property surplus and authorized their sale, including a retired police vehicle going directly to the Clark County Ambulance Service for $5,000.

Alderman Jarod Green moved and Alderman Warren LeFever seconded adoption of Resolution 2026-R-23, authorizing the sale of a 2019 Ford Police Interceptor, VIN 1FM5K8AR7KGA52937. All council members present voted in favor.

The resolution states that the council has determined the vehicle to be excess property and that the purchaser is the Clark County Ambulance Service for the sum of $5,000.00. It does not describe the vehicle’s mileage or condition, and the minutes record no discussion of how the price was arrived at or whether other buyers were sought. The ambulance service’s relationship to Clark County government is not described in any document in the packet.

Green also moved, with LeFever seconding, adoption of Resolution 2026-R-24, authorizing the sale of a 2017 Ford F350 Super Duty pickup, VIN 1FDRF3G60HEB79264. Alderman Michael Smitley moved and LeFever seconded adoption of Resolution 2026-R-25, authorizing the sale of a Hobart Champion 16 welder, Model 7161, Serial No. 91WS24219. Both passed with all council members present voting in favor.

The two auction resolutions use identical language: the property is declared excess and may be sold to the highest bidder through a sale provided by the Knowles Auction Service, the property will be advertised for sale by the auction service, and the successful bidder will be determined by the auction service. Neither resolution sets a minimum price, states a sale date, or describes the condition of the item.

Illinois municipalities generally must pass an authorizing measure before disposing of surplus personal property, which is why routine equipment sales of this kind arrive at the council as formal resolutions rather than as administrative decisions. All three resolutions carry a clerk’s certification block attesting that the measure was duly adopted at a meeting held Sept. 28, 2026, and a vote table listing all eight aldermen.

The packet copies of all three resolutions circulated with the resolution number, the passage date and the approval date left blank. The numbers 2026-R-23, 2026-R-24 and 2026-R-25 appear in the minutes.

The city’s electric fund bill list for the same meeting includes $4,050.00 to Arborist Tree Service for tree removal and $16,479.28 to U.S.D.I. for a valve replacement in the gas fund, indicating continued equipment and service spending alongside the disposals; the documents do not connect any of those items to the property being sold.