Nitro City Council tabled an item Tuesday night that would have renewed the city's lease with Kingsway Church.
Kingsway owns the old Nitro High School property that houses the Nitro Police Department, City Council chambers and the city's senior center.
The city moved into the nearby space in the early 1990s after outgrowing the space in City Hall, Mayor Dave Casebolt said.
City attorney Johnnie Brown is reviewing the agreement before council revisits the item.
The city pays $31,800 annually for the space.
Before the item was tabled, Councilwoman Laurie Elkins expressed concern about how much money the city continues to pay for the space.
Casebolt said there has been plenty of discussion about moving the police department and other city operations to new more cost efficient location, but a location that everyone can agree on has not been found yet.
"I was offered [a space to house the city's operations] today that I am going to run by the police chief," Casebolt said. "It might make a good police station - something we can afford that's way less than $31,000 a year."
While it is a convenience to be able to walk across the street from City Hall to the police station, it is not a necessity, he said.
"A lot of cities don't have it," Casebolt said. "Their police stations and fire departments are in different locations."
"If we can find something that fits our needs, then council may need to decide on a move."
In an effort to clean up public works, the city is getting rid of a lot of the junk it has, Casebolt said.
City Council held a public hearing on the sale of several city owned items, including a garbage and dump truck, a Ford tractor and two 2003 Ford Explorers.
There were no residents who objected to the sale of the items, and council went ahead and approved to the terms of the sale.
The city has received a number of calls inquiring about the items, City Recorder Rita Cox said.
Council will vote on the resolution that will set the terms for selling the items at the next council meeting. Council anticipates bids are due by Feb. 1.
The items are estimated to be worth about $8,000 to $10,000, Casebolt said. The revenues from the sale will go back into the city's general fund.
Also on Tuesday, council passed a motion to receive bids for two new swings that would serve special needs children.
Councilman John Montgomery would like to see the city provide options for everyone.
The "expression swing" places parents and children in the swing together facing each other, allowing a parent to react quickly if a child needs calmed, Montgomery said.
The city will also look for quotes on a swing that enables wheelchair-bound children to swing. The city hopes to get three bids on each of the two swings, and depending on pricing, will determine how many swings are purchased.
In other business, council:
n Approved minutes from Dec. 1 meeting
n Scheduled a tentative date of Feb. 28, for the Terence Nabors Memorial Run
n Passed an ordinance on second reading to amend the city's code making Nitro's rule consistent with state law in regard to recouping some expenses incurred for training a law enforcement officer.