HomeMy WebLinkAboutBack-Up from Law Dept7/12/2016 Miami, FL Code of Ordinances
Sec 18'82.'Disposal ofsurplus city -owned personal property.
(a) When a surplus of city -owned personal property exists' the chief procurement officer may transfer it to
any other department oroffice which has need for it. The chief procurement officer shall also have
power to sell all such supplies, materials and equipment which have become unsuitable for city use or
to exchange for or trade in the same for new supplies, materials and eqU|prnent. When such surplus
supplies, material and equipment have a limited use other than by the city, the city commission may
classify the same as category "A" or category "B" stock. Category "A" stock shall be available for
disposition as the city's contribution or the city's commitment in support of a particular public purpose
which may include those community civic or social service programs as may be authorized by the city
commission. Category "B" stock shall be that stock of surplus supplies, material and equipment which is
available for disposition pursuant to the terms and provisions of subsection (b) hereof; Oarne|V, sale to
sister cities or municipalities nffriendly foreign countries. Not for profit organizations which provide a
public purpose shall be offered first consideration as recipients for the disposition of category "A" and
"8" surplus stock. Except for category "A" stock orcategory "B" stock and except in those cases in which
the chief procurement officer determines that it is not practical to do so, any department or office that
provides surplus stock for any such transfer, sale, exchange or trade-in shall receive credit therefor,
based on the fair market value of such surplus; and any department or office receiving such surplus
stock shall receive corresponding debit therefor, such credit and debit to be charged to the respective
budgets ofthe departments oroffices involved.
(b) Notwithstanding the above provisions, when a foreign city enjoying a current, formally designated
status as a "sister city," in accordance with the terms of Resolution No. 78-5, dated January 11, 1978, or
a municipality of a friendly foreign country desires to purchase personal property owned by the city,
including vehicles and equipment which are no longer needed for public use or which have become
unsuitable for further use by the city, and where said property has been categorized as category"B"
stock, such sale may be negotiated in accordance with the following procedure and criteria:
(1) All equipment proposed for sale tosister cities o[municipalities offriendly foreign countries must
be declared surplus, following then -existing administrative procedures. All such equipment must
be offered to sister cities for a period of 30 days before being offered for sale to such
municipalities. Note: "Friendly foreign countries" means those countries against which there are no
trade embargoes or travel prohibitions imposed by the executive branch of the U.S. government.
(2) The prices negotiated for such sale must be equal to orgreater than the prices which would be
reasonably anticipated from the sale ofsuch surplus equipment through public auction. This
condition may apply to the total sale of a number of pieces of equipment rather than individual
piece prices for the aggregate return on agiven sale in determining whether the negotiated price is
equal toVrgreater than could beexpected atapublic auction.
(3) The negotiated unit price shall not include any transportation or shipping costs; these costs will be
borne bYthe sister city o[the municipality purchasing said equipment.
(Ord. NO. 12271'§2,8'22'02)
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