(A) Disposition of surplus personal property may be made, at the discretion of the City Administrator or his or her designee, under provisions of the State Public Contracting Code, being O.R.S. Chapters 279A, 279B and 279C, or the Model Rules, or under the provisions of this section.
(B) The City Administrator has the authority to determine when personal property owned by the city is surplus to the needs of the city.
(C) The City Administrator shall select the method of disposal which maximizes the value the city will realize from disposal of the surplus property. Methods of disposal may include the following:
(1) Traded in on the purchase of replacement equipment or supplies;
(2) (a) Sold at public auction advertised at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the city area not less than one week prior to the auction.
(b) The published notice shall specify the time, place and terms upon which the personal property shall be offered and a general description of the personal property to be sold;
(3) Sold at a fixed retail price if doing so is anticipated to result in substantially greater net revenue to the city; or
(4) Sold in such other manner as may be provided by resolution of the Council.
(D) (1) All personal property sold pursuant to this section shall be sold as-is without any warranty, either express or implied, of any kind, including, but not limited to, warranties of title or fitness for any purpose.
(2) Upon receiving payment for the personal property from the successful bidder, the person or company conducting the auction shall execute an appropriate bill of sale, which shall recite that the sale is without warranty, as provided in this division (D).
(Prior Code, § 32.24) (Ord. 324, passed 5-11-1987; Ord. 397, passed 2-14-2005)