A. All supplies, equipment and materials owned by the city which are no longer used or have become obsolete, worn out or unnecessary, and are no longer of any use to the city, and the value of such obsolete, worn out or unnecessary supplies, equipment or materials does not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per surplus item or item(s), for items that are customarily sold together, may be disposed of by the city manager in the manner of sale or disposal authorized in this section. The city manager shall keep a journal of all property declared surplus with a value of less than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) and the disposition of the property.
B. All supplies, equipment and materials owned by the city which are no longer used or have become obsolete, worn out or unnecessary, and are no longer of any use to the city, and the value of such obsolete, worn out or unnecessary supplies, equipment or materials exceeds one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per surplus item or item(s), for items that are customarily sold together, may be disposed of by the city manager when authorized by the city council in the manner of sale or disposal authorized in this section, or in such manner as the city council may prescribe.
C. The city manager, or designee, shall utilize one of the following methods of sale or disposition of surplus property that will bring the most benefit to the city of Skiatook, unless otherwise directed by the city council:
1. Transfer to public trust with the city of Skiatook being the beneficiary of the trust.
2. Trade-in credit toward the acquisition of new or used property.
3. Sale of surplus property "as is, where is, with all faults", with no warranties, express or implied, as to the condition, usability, or fitness for a particular purpose, according to one of the following methods:
a. Sale at public auction to include online auction sites.
b. Solicitation of sealed bids, with award to the highest responsible bidder.
c. Sale for scrap. Surplus property may be sold for scrap if the city manager, or his designee, determines that the scrap value of the surplus property exceeds the sale value of the property if sold by another method.
d. Negotiated sale. Surplus property may be sold by negotiation if the city manager, or his designee, determines that only one known buyer is available or interested in acquiring the property.
D. Surplus property that is of minimal or no value to the city and which costs of disposition of such equipment would exceed the amount recovered, the city manager shall dispose of the surplus property in the manner most beneficial to the city.
E. Surplus property which may be of value or use to another public agency, including, but not limited to, municipalities, counties or the state of Oklahoma may be donated by the city to such public agency, as approved by the city manager or directed by the city council.
F. Proceeds from the sale of surplus property shall be deposited into the appropriate fund as determined by the city manager. (Ord. 2013-5, 3-26-2013)