HomeMy WebLinkAboutBack-Up from Law DeptSec. 18-82. - Disposal of surplus 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 or office 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 equipment. 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; namely, sale
to sister cities or municipalities of friendly 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 "B" surplus stock. Except for category "A" stock or category "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 of the departments or offices 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 to sister cities or municipalities of friendly 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 or greater than the prices which would be
reasonably anticipated from the sale of such 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 a given sale in determining whether the negotiated price
is equal to or greater than could be expected at a public auction.
(3) The negotiated unit price shall not include any transportation or shipping costs; these costs will
be borne by the sister city or the municipality purchasing said equipment.
(Ord. No. 12271, § 2, 8-22-02)
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