(A) Whenever any city property, real or personal, is not needed for corporate or public purposes, the same may be sold.
(B) Real and personal property not exceeding $1,500 in value may, upon approval of the City Manager, either be sold for cash by the Purchasing Officer or his or her designee, after receiving quotations or competitive bids therefore for the best price obtainable, or traded to the vendor of new equipment replacing it.
(C) Personal property with a value in excess of $1,500, may be sold after advertising and receiving competitive bids, as provided in § 14.34, inclusive, of this subchapter, and after approval of the sale has been given by the City Council; or such personal property may be traded to the vendor of the new equipment replacing it, upon approval of the City Manager.
(D) In addition to the provisions above made for the sale of personal property, in general, the City Manager may:
(1) Authorize the sale of goods or supplies which have become obsolete, worn out or scrapped, unsuitable for use by the city, or otherwise lawfully acquired by the city and having no value or use to the city at private or public auction, including on-line auction services. In this regard, the department head, and/or his or her designee, with the assistance of the Purchasing Officer, or his or her designee, shall explore the various services available and select a public auction service which shall dispose of such personal property in the most efficient and cost effective means for the city. All such sales under this section shall be made to the highest bidder, subject, however, to the published terms of such sale;
(2) Authorize the donation of goods or supplies which have become obsolete, worn out, or scrapped, unsuitable for use by the city, or otherwise having no value or use, to one or more charitable organizations having need and/or use of the defunct item(s), giving first preference to those Saginaw-based organizations; and
(3) Authorize the transfer of surplus supplies or equipment within any department in order to maximize the use and benefit thereof.
(E) (1) Real property exceeding $1,500, shall be sold in the same manner as personal property over $1,500 in value, unless the Council shall determine that it is clearly to the city’s advantage either to sell such property without competitive bidding or to exchange the same for other land required by the city.
(2) The sale of land which shall have been approved by three-fifths of the city electors voting thereon at any general or special election, and property sold pursuant to federal and state statute and regulations, shall not be subject to the provisions of this subchapter.
(F) Any and all tax reverted properties may be acquired and disposed of pursuant to state law and administrative regulation established by the City Manager.
(Prior Code, § 14.34) (Ord. O-82, passed 6-1-2009, effective 6-11-2009; Ord. O-193, passed 7-24-2017, effective 8-3-2017)