(A) Whenever any City property, real or personal, is surplus and no longer required, it may be sold. The City Treasurer may sell surplus personal property not exceeding $7,500 in estimated value for cash after soliciting quotations, offers or competitive bids from the public. The City Treasurer may sell surplus personal property by online auction or other forms of online sales that are open to the public and involve competitive bids. Surplus personal property of an estimated value in excess of $7,500 may be sold with the approval of the City Commission by advertising and soliciting competitive bids.
(B) Sale of real property by the City shall be made only after review and recommendation by the Planning Commission and a determination by the City Commission that the real property is not required for any existing or intended future public purpose and use of the City. The City Commission may authorize the sale of real property to another government entity without obtaining quotations or competitive bids.
(Ord. 657-03-13, passed 3-4-13)
(1) The City Commission shall determine if any parcel of City owned real property is not required for any existing or intended future public purpose and use of the City, but only after receiving a recommendation from the Planning Commission on any existing or intended future public purpose and use of the real property.
(2) Upon referral by the City Commission, City Manager, or City Planner, the Planning Commission shall conduct a public hearing on any parcel of City owned real property and evaluate whether there is an existing or intended future public purpose and use of the parcel. If the Planning Commission recommends a determination of no existing or intended future public purpose and use of the real property, the Planning Commission shall recommend the sale of the real property.
(3) At a minimum, City staff shall provide to the Planning Commission the following information on any parcel of City owned real property to be evaluated by the Planning Commission regarding any existing or intended future public purpose and use:
(a) Date, terms, and instrument by which the property was acquired.
(b) Restrictions, prohibitions, easements, and encumbrances of record affecting the property.
(c) All known existing and intended public uses of the property.
(d) What the Master Plan provides on or for the property.
(e) The historical character and significance of the real property and/or the structures on it.
(f) Probable market value of property if sold.
(g) Whether the property is buildable or non-buildable.
(4) The City Clerk shall maintain a Surplus Property List with title and environmental information acquired by the City.
(C) The City Commission can authorize by resolution the sale of real property owned by the City by:
(1) A public offering and formal sealed bids,
(2) A public on-line auction and secure bids,
(3) Listing the real property with a real estate agent or agency on the open market on terms and conditions set by the City Commission,
(4) Sale to another governmental entity,
with final approval of the terms of any bid or sale by the City Commission.
(Am. Ord. 711-09-17, passed 9-5-17; Am. Ord. 768-04-21, passed 4-19-21)