(a) In this section:
(1) SURPLUS LIBRARY MATERIAL means books, magazines, records, films, and any other audio or visual material no longer needed by a public library. The term does not include furnishings, equipment, or other capital assets.
(2) LIBRARY DIRECTOR means the director of the municipal library department of the city.
(b) Surplus library material owned by the city may be sold, exchanged, or otherwise disposed of in accordance with this section.
(c) The library director shall, in the place of the director, direct and control the sale, exchange, or other disposition of surplus library material.
(d) Surplus library material shall be sold or exchanged at its present market value. The library director shall appoint a qualified appraiser to determine the present market value of the surplus library material.
(e) The library director shall deposit all proceeds received from the sale of surplus library material in a fund designated for that purpose.
(f) Proceeds from the sale of surplus library material shall be used to purchase other library material. (Ord. Nos. 18623; 19312)