CHAPTER 12
SURPLUS PERSONAL PROPERTY

SECTION:

1-12-1: Disposition Of Valuable Surplus Personal Property

1-12-2: List Of Surplus Property

1-12-3: Action By Council

1-12-4: Notice And Conduct Of Sale

1-12-5: Disposition Of Funds

1-12-6: Property Sold By Departments

1-12-1: DISPOSITION OF VALUABLE SURPLUS PERSONAL PROPERTY:

No employee of the city is authorized to sell, transfer or give away valuable personal property of the city without prior approval of the city council duly recorded in minutes of the council. The unauthorized sale or transfer of valuable personal property of the city shall be grounds for dismissal. Personal property shall be presumed to be valuable for the purpose of this chapter if it is disposed of by means other than being discarded as waste material at the sanitary landfill or similar approved depository for refuse. (Ord. 629, 2-5-1980)

1-12-2: LIST OF SURPLUS PROPERTY:

Each department head of the city shall maintain a list of personal property in the possession of his or her department which is unnecessary to the operation of the department. A copy of the list of surplus personal property shall be given to the director of public services who shall report such surplus property to the city council at the first council meeting of the following month. (Ord. 629, 2-5-1980)

1-12-3: ACTION BY COUNCIL:

The city council may direct that surplus property be retained by the department; that it be transferred to another department; that it be sold or transferred to another governmental unit; that the property be discarded as waste if the cost of marketing it would exceed the revenue which might be realized. In all other cases the council shall direct that the property be sold at public auction to the highest cash bidder after notice as provided in section 1-12-4 of this chapter. (Ord. 629, 2-5-1980)

1-12-4: NOTICE AND CONDUCT OF SALE:

After the council has approved the sale of surplus personal property a notice of sale shall be published in at least two (2) issues of a newspaper of general circulation in the city generally describing the property to be sold, the time and place of sale and the place at which the property can be seen prior to the sale. It shall also state that the property is sold "as is" and without express or implied warranties. The sale may not be held sooner than three (3) days after the second publication. The sale shall be conducted by the mayor or by the director of public works in the absence of the mayor. The city clerk or the designated deputy shall serve as the clerk for the sale. Each item of property shall be sold separately. Unless the council has established a minimum sale price, the highest cash bidder for an item shall be the purchaser. A bill of sale, executed by the person conducting the sale on behalf of the city, shall be delivered to each purchaser. (Ord. 629, 2-5-1980)

1-12-5: DISPOSITION OF FUNDS:

All funds from the sale of surplus personal property shall be deposited in the general fund of the city. (Ord. 629, 2-5-1980)