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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: May 20, 2025 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 8-j <br /> SUBJECT: Resolution Authorizing Sale of Property for the Sheriff's Office <br /> DEPARTMENT: Sheriff's Office <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Resolution Sheriff Charles S. Blackwood, <br /> 919.245.2900 <br /> Jennifer Galassi, Legal Advisor to the <br /> Sheriff, 919.245.2952 <br /> PURPOSE: To approve a resolution authorizing the Sheriff's Office to proceed with the sale of <br /> rifles. <br /> BACKGROUND: The Orange County Sheriff's Office is in possession of twenty (20) IWI Tavor <br /> 5.56mm rifles. Due to a need for increased training to become proficient with the rifle platform, <br /> extra training ammunition, and the need to purchase additional replacement parts for the rifles, <br /> the Sheriff's Office decided not to pursue this substantial investment. As such, these rifles are <br /> not in use, and the Sheriff's Office now desires to sell them pursuant to North Carolina General <br /> Statutes § 160A-266 and 267. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: After approval of the resolution and publication of the required notice, the <br /> Sheriff will arrange for the sale of the rifles by private sale at a negotiated price to Town Police <br /> Supply. The sale shall occur not less than 10 days after the day the notice is published. <br /> ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLAN: This item supports: <br /> • GOAL 2: HEALTHY COMMUNITY <br /> OBJECTIVE 5. Invest in, support, train, and retain our community safety, health, and <br /> emergency services employees and direct care workforce. <br /> OBJECTIVE 6. Provide sustainable, equitable, and high-quality community safety and <br /> emergency services to meet the community's evolving needs. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board adopt and authorize the <br /> Chair to sign the Resolution. <br />