The Vienna City Council on Oct. 28 approved, on second reading, an ordinance authorizing the sale of surplus city personal property, including vehicles and equipment, by internet auction on GovDeals (an online auction platform). The council also amended the list of items to remove 15 metal folding tables that the parks department reported could be repaired and retained.

The ordinance directs the finance director to use an internet auction account and to provide the notices required by state law. The written ordinance attached to the agenda lists numerous items, including multiple vehicles (examples cited in the meeting included a 2014 model vehicle and a 2005 Jeep Liberty), a 10‑foot swimming pool slide, machinery and items such as a sewer flow meter. The council member reading the ordinance referenced West Virginia Code 8‑12‑18(b) and municipal code 10705(c) while explaining the statutory basis for selling personal property by auction.

A council member asked that 15 metal folding tables assigned to the parks department be removed from the sale list because staff believed they could be repaired for future use. The council voted to remove those tables from the auction list and then passed the ordinance on second reading with the amendment; the presiding officer recorded the motion as passing unanimously.

The ordinance authorizes the finance director to proceed with the online auction process for the remaining listed items and to ensure that proper notices are provided as required by state law. The council did not specify reserve prices or sale dates during the meeting; those administrative details will be handled by the finance director and posted per statutory notice requirements.

No objections to the motion were recorded; the council chair said the ordinance (as amended) passed unanimously on second reading.