2.70.020 Procedures – Identification and sale of surplus property.
A. Identification of Surplus Property. The city clerk shall generate and maintain a report identifying all surplus property based on evaluation of the city’s current and possible future use of property.
B. Council Approval. The city clerk shall periodically submit the report to the city council for review and approval at a regular meeting. Disposition of surplus property must be approved by a majority of the city council. The council’s consideration for disposition shall include the following:
1. Possible future requirements of the city;
2. Present value of the property;
3. Likelihood of locating a buyer;
4. Intergovernmental cooperation;
5. The general welfare of the citizens of the city.
C. Frequency of Disposition. The city clerk shall, at least once a year and as often as is deemed advisable, sell or dispose of all city property designated surplus and approved by the city council.
D. Methods of Disposition. Surplus property approved by the city council for disposition shall be disposed of through one of the following methods:
1. Transfer to General Services Administration (GSA);
2. Transfer to another agency of government;
3. Public or privately operated consignment auction;
4. Solicitation of written bids;
5. Negotiated sale to one or more designated buyers;
6. Trade-in upon the purchase of a like article; or
7. Online auction or classifieds.
After attempting disposal of property under one or more of the preceding methods, the city clerk is authorized to salvage any recyclable material and dispose of the remainder as refuse through appropriate methods of waste disposal where the surplus property due to damage, deterioration or obsolescence no longer has a market value or such market value is exceeded by the cost of repair and the continued cost of storage or the need of the city for existing space makes the continued storage of valueless items impracticable.
Nothing herein shall be interpreted to authorize the gifting of any item of value to a city employee or other private person. (Ord. 1088-14 § 1).