City Artifacts and Surplus Property Auction

At a glance

• What: Resolution 90 of 2026 approves auctioning city artifacts and other surplus property and ratifies disposal of items that presented a health and safety threat to employees.
• Where it stands: Discussed at the November 2, 2026 work session and forwarded to the November 10 Legislative Session (2026-11-10 - City Council Legislative Session).

Sources

• Video of the November 2, 2026 work session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsWftw1yKsA

Log

2026-11-02 - City Council Work Session

Building and housing committee discussion. Staff said about 14 items, mostly furniture, furs and blankets, were discarded because of mold; roughly 90 items were kept by personnel; almost a thousand Harrisburg-specific items were set aside to keep. An auctioneer has been chosen and had collected about half of the items so far; sale proceeds return to the city. Members noted the exhibit list would not open from the agenda link (a very large PDF). One member asked that items tied to local history stay in the city and go to display locations. Forwarded to the next legislative session.