Unless another ordinance controls the manner in which a specific parcel of land is to be sold, when selling surplus land listed on the inventory of the department of planning and development ("surplus land") the city will follow those procedures set forth in Article 11, Division 76 of the Illinois Municipal Code, with the following exceptions:
(a) No ordinance authorizing the publication of a notice of a proposal to sell surplus land pursuant to this chapter shall be required.
(b) The commissioner of planning and development shall cause a notice of sale to be published in conformity with the provisions of Article 11, Division 76 of the Illinois Municipal Code. Bids received in response to such a notice are not required to be opened at a regular city council meeting, but shall be opened at a public meeting convened by the commissioner before a certified court reporter, who shall make a record of the proceedings.
(c) All bids conforming to the published notice of sale shall be filed with the city clerk for introduction to the city council and shall be referred to the committee having jurisdiction over disposition of surplus land. The department of planning and development shall distribute a list of such bids to all members of the city council. The bids shall promptly be placed on the committee's agenda and a public hearing shall be held within a reasonable time thereafter.
(d) M.A.I. certified appraisals shall not be required. The department of planning and development shall determine the fair market value for each parcel of surplus land to be offered for sale. In the event that the fair market value exceeds $5,000.00, the department shall obtain a written independent fee appraisal report.
(Added Coun. J. 10-14-92, p. 22212; Amend Coun. J. 7-9-03, p. 3770, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 47220, Art. VIII, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-17-10, p. 106597, Art. IX, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 11-26-13, p. 67481, Art. I, § 9)