(a) The City may dispose of personal property which is not needed for public use or is obsolete or unfit for the use for which it was acquired, by internet auction in accordance with Section 949.03 and Section 721.15(D) of the Ohio Revised Code.
(b) The Mayor, upon recommendation of the Department Head, shall determine whether the property is of such character and/or value that it would be more beneficial to the City to place the item for sale via internet auction.
(c) Bidding shall be open for a minimum of fifteen days and the City shall determine who will conduct the auction and establish the general terms and conditions of sale in a case by case basis consistent with the provisions of Section 721.15(D) of the Ohio Revised Code.
(d) Nothing set forth in this section shall preclude the City from holding a public auction if it is determined appropriate.
(e) Upon adoption of this legislation, the Clerk shall publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the City notice if its intent to sell unneeded, obsolete, or unfit municipal property by internet auction. The notice shall include a summary of the information contained herein and shall be published at least twice. A similar notice shall be posted continually throughout the calendar year in a conspicuous place at City Hall and on the City’s website.
(f) A list of items to be sold by auction will be submitted from time to time to Council for acknowledgment regardless of the auction method.
(Ord. 2012-115. Passed 9-24-12.)