A. If a work area supervisor, mayor, or council member has city personal property under his or her control or supervision which he or she deems unusable or surplus to the use of his or her work area, he or she shall notify the mayor and city council, who shall in turn notify all other area supervisors of the availability of such property. If any other area supervisor requests the designated surplus property for their respective work area, the city council may, at their option, transfer the property to the requesting area supervisor. If no requests for the surplus personal property are received, or if the city council deems it reasonable and in the public interest to otherwise dispose of the property, the city council may then proceed to sell such personal property in the manner as deemed to be in the best interests of the city.
B. The city council may advertise through public notice in a newspaper of general circulation, the sale of any personal property. The notice may be general in nature without listing each item individually.
C. Following publication of the notice, the city may hold a public sale and dispose of items at a predetermined price or within a predetermined price range. In lieu of a public sale, the city may invite bids to be submitted. In such case, the date for submitted bids shall be given.
D. Bids shall be opened and read before the public. The sale of items shall be made to the highest responsible bidder.
E. Any personal property that cannot be sold at a public sale or through the bidding process may be disposed of in a manner acceptable to the city council.
F. If surplus personal property is not readily marketable or marketable for a fair market value because of its deterioration or condition, the city council may determine that such property be sold as scrap, and if not salable as such, may dispose of such personal property by destruction or other means. (Ord. 10-10, 11-18-2010)