HomeMy WebLinkAboutBack-Up from Law Department7/12/20 16 Miami, pLCode ofOrdinances
Sec. 1D -82. - Disposal ofsurplus city -owned personal property.
(a) When @ surplus Ofcity-owned personal property exists, the chief procurement officer may transfer |ttO
any other department oroffice which has need for it. The chief procurement officer shall also have
power to 52U all such supplies, materials and equipment which have b8[Onle 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 alimited use other than bvthe city, the city commission may
classify the same aScategory "A"Orcategory "B"stock. Category "A"stock shall b2available for
disposition as the city's contribution or the city's commitment in support of a particular public purpose
which may include those [OrnrnUOitV civic or social service p[Ugr8nO5 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 te[nlS and provisions of subsection (h) hereof; namely, S@|e to
sister cities or municipalities of friendly foreign [OuOt[i2S. Not for profit organizations which provide 8
public purpose shall beoffered first consideration aSrecipients for the disposition nfcategory "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 tobecharged Lothe respective
budgets of the departments or offices involved.
(b) Notwithstanding the above provisions, when aforeign city enjoying a[Urn2Dt,fO[nl3|k/deSigD6ted
status asa "sister city," iDaccordance with the terms ofResolution No. 78-5, dated January 11, 1978, or
a municipality of friendly foreign country desires to purchase personal property DvVOed 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
bedeclared 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 OO a given sale in determining whether the negotiated price is
equal tOorgreater than could beexpected ata 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.
([}Fd. NO. 12271, § Z, 8-22-02)
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