(a) Except as provided in Section 181.15, all personal property of the City not needed by the department or office in whose charge such property is, shall be turned over to the Commissioner of Purchases and Supplies. If any such property is suitable to be used by any other department or office of the City, the Commissioner shall, when so directed, sell such property at its current value to such other department or office, or shall place it in the City storerooms or warehouses until such time as it may be needed by some department or office of the City. If such property is not needed or is not suitable for the use of any department or office of the City, when so directed by the Board of Control it shall be sold by the Commissioner and the proceeds of such sale shall be turned in to the fund of the City from which such property was paid for. Such sale shall be posted and advertised in every case in like manner as are purchases in amounts equal to the anticipated receipts from such sales. However, in the event the Board so directs, the Commissioner may sell such property at public auction, to be held at a place to be designated by the Commissioner, and named in the advertisement of sale to be posted and advertised for two (2) consecutive weeks prior to the date of such sale.
(b) When the Director of Public Safety makes a determination in accordance with Section 101 of the Charter with respect to the service weapon of a police officer with more than twenty-three (23) years of service in the Division of Police or with respect to the helmet of a fire fighter with more than twenty-three (23) years of service in the Division of Fire, or with respect to the badge of an EMT/Paramedic with more than twenty-three (23) years of service, such weapon, helmet and/or badge shall be turned over to the Commissioner of Purchases and Supplies. Military service time purchased by an officer, fire fighter or EMT/Paramedic following twenty (20) years of service shall be applied to the service time necessary for this provision. This provision shall apply to any officer, fire fighter, or EMT/Paramedic under disability retirement. The Commissioner of Purchases and Supplies shall, when so directed by the Board of Control, offer to sell such service weapon, helmet and/or badge to such police officer, fire fighter or EMT/Paramedic for its fair market value. In lieu of paying cash for the weapon, helmet and/or badge, such police officer, fire fighter or EMT/Paramedic may elect to forego all or any portion of any uniform or uniform maintenance allowance to which he or she is entitled at the time of the purchase; provided, however, that the sum of any cash payment and the allowances devoted to the purchase shall equal the fair market value of the item or items.
(c) When the Director of Public Safety makes a determination in accordance with Section 101 of the Charter with respect to any apparatus, equipment and/or personal property of the Division of Fire, upon resolution of the Board of Control, the Commissioner of Purchases and Supplies may loan such apparatus, equipment and/or personal property to a local museum, or a like entity existing to preserve the history of the Division of Fire, for use in a fire fighter museum.
(d) When the Director of Public Safety makes a determination in accordance with Section 101 of the Charter with respect to any apparatus, equipment and/or personal property of the Division of Police, upon resolution of the Board of Control, the Commissioner of Purchases and Supplies may loan such apparatus, equipment and/or personal property to a local museum, or a like entity, existing to preserve the history of the Division of Police, for use in a museum.
(e) When the Director of Public Safety makes a determination in accordance with Section 101 of the Charter with respect to any apparatus, equipment and/or personal property of the Division of Emergency Medical Service, upon resolution of the Board of Control, the Commissioner of Purchases and Supplies may loan such apparatus, equipment and/or personal property to a local museum, or a like entity, existing to preserve the history of the Division of Emergency Medical Service, for use in a museum.
(Ord. No. 1532-02. Passed 6-11-07, eff. 6-15-07)