(a) Personal property no longer needed for a Municipal purpose may be disposed of by the Administrator in the following manner.
(1) Transfer to another department (in need);
(2) Trade- in on a new purchase of the same or similar items;
(3) Sealed bid sale;
(4) By public auction;
(5) Conveyance to another governmental agency/authority;
(6) Internet/On-Line auction, without formal advertising or notice;
(7) Donation to a non-profit organization exempt from Federal income taxation; pursuant to prior approval of the Council; or
(8) Sold as scrap metal at a salvage yard.
(b) Notice of the Municipality's intent to conduct and/or participate in a public auction shall be advertised for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within the Municipality and said notice shall include a list of the property to be auctioned.
(c) Items to be sold by sealed bid and valued at ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) or more shall be advertised for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Municipality. Items valued at less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) shall be advertised at the discretion of the Administrator.
(d) Competitive bidding shall not be required if conveyance, grant or permit to use of municipally-owned property is to be made to the United Stated of America, State of Ohio, or any political subdivision, taxing district, department, commission, board, institution, authority, or other agency of either.
(Ord. 2020-058. Passed 1-25-21.)