Each using agency shall submit at least annually to the City Manager, in the form and manner he or she shall prescribe, reports describing all supplies, equipment, materials, fixtures, and other personal property of the city in the agency's custody which is surplus to need or which has become obsolete or unserviceable.
(A) Subject to the provisions of division (E) of this section, the City Manager is authorized, from time to time, to sell or exchange any and all equipment, materials, fixtures, and other personal property of the city having a salvage value and which is obsolete or unserviceable, or is surplus to the city, or for which replacement is to be purchased. The City Manager may sell the same for the best price obtainable in the open market or, when he or she deems it advisable, to the highest bidder at a public sale, or he or she may exchange the same for other property or for credit on other property.
(B) In the event the City Manager determines that any such obsolete or surplus property has no salvage value, he or she may dispose of it as he or she deems advisable.
(C) All sales shall be for cash or by certified check, guaranteed check, or money order payable to the city.
(D) The City Manager shall have the authority to sign bills of sale and other papers or documents evidencing transfer of title of such property for and on behalf of the city.
(E) Prior to disposing of any obsolete or surplus personal property having an apparent market value in excess of $15,000, the City Manager shall inform the Council of the nature of the personal property proposed for disposition and the price offered and obtain the Council's approval for disposition.
(65 Code, § 2-7.15) (Ord. 448-C.S., passed 4-18-95; Am. Ord. 656, passed 9-17-19; Am. Ord. 657, passed 11-5-19)