A. Approval Of Commission; Hearing Required: The disposition of real property that is in the public use, regardless of the value thereof, shall be made only with the approval of the commission and after the holding of a public hearing with proper notice.
B. Included Real Property:
1. Real property in public use is deemed to be significant real property for purposes of State law, and includes, but is not limited to, realty and improvements thereon in actual current use as governmental offices or other public buildings, courthouses, jails, police stations, fire stations, developed parks or other recreational or entertainment facilities, utilities, cemeteries, animal control facilities, hospitals or other health facilities, facilities for the welfare of the indigent, sanitary landfills, or any other realty or improvement thereon held for the benefit or advantage of the general public and not confined to use by privileged or particular individuals, without regard to whether that use may be classified as governmental or proprietary.
2. In addition to subsection B1 of this section, real property is deemed to be significant real property for purposes of State law if it is larger than ten (10) acres, or has an estimated value, as determined by the Board of County Commissioners, of more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00).
C. Public Hearing; Notice: The commission shall call and hold a public hearing concerning disposition of realty under this section, which hearing may be at any special or regularly scheduled meeting of the commission. All interested persons may appear and be heard at the hearing. Public notice shall be given of the hearing, which shall contain the date, time and place thereof, a statement of the purpose of the hearing, and a description of the property or the interest therein to be disposed of. Such notice shall be published at least once prior to the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the County, and the hearing shall be held no sooner than fourteen (14) days after the publication of the notice thereof. (Ord. 09-17, 10-20-2009; amd. Ord. 20-13, 11-4-2020)