(a) Personal property owned by the City that is determined by the Mayor to have an estimated value of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or less and to be no longer needed for municipal purposes may be sold or disposed of, without City Council approval, by any of the following methods:
(1) By sale by sealed bid to the highest and best bidder, following notice by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the City and posting on the City website at least ten business days prior to the opening of bids.
(2) By live public auction. Notice of live public action will be by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the City and by posting on the City website at least ten business days prior to auction.
(3) By internet auction. Notice of internet auction will be by posting on the City website at least ten business days prior to commencement of bidding.
(4) By sale to another government jurisdiction.
(5) By trade-in for credit at the time of the purchase of replacement property, provided that trade-in value is established separately from the purchase price of the replacement property, and can be verified to represent fair market value for the traded property.
(6) By sale for scrap value or by discarding, if the property can be shown to have minimal or no residual market value in its current form.
(7) By destruction upon the determination by the Mayor that the property must be destroyed for public safety reasons.
(8) By donation to an appropriate charitable organization.
(b) Any City-owned personal property that has been determined by the Mayor to no longer be needed for municipal purposes and to have an estimated value of greater than twenty- five thousand dollars ($25,000) may be sold or disposed of by any of the above methods with the prior approval of City Council.
(c) The Director of Finance shall record the sale or donation of any property disposed of pursuant to this Section.
(d) Any property donated to a charity or sold to another government jurisdiction shall be done so by written agreement, as approved by the Director of Law, that includes the proper release language and the acceptance of the property in an "as is" condition.
(Ord. 158-2013. Passed 9-3-13; Ord. 153-2021. Passed 12-6-21.)