(A) Authorization herein to dispose of excess property is authorization to use best efforts to dispose of excess property for the highest price without costing the city more to dispose of such property.
(B) During the budget process, the City Administrator shall identify major equipment for which a title is held in the name of the city, such as cars, which will be replaced with new equipment or otherwise liquidated, and shall include such information in the budget. Items identified for replacement in the budget shall be authorized to be disposed of as surplus or, if qualifying, salvage property without further action of the City Council, in a manner set forth in this subchapter.
(C) Salvage or junk property may be utilized as a trade-in on new property of the same general type without further action by the City Council. Surplus property may be utilized as a trade-in on new property of the same general type upon approval of the City Council.
(D) Salvage or junk property constituting scrap, for which undertaking to sell the property under § 30.100 would likely result in no bids or a bid price that is less than the city’s expenses required for the bid process, may be destroyed or otherwise disposed of as worthless without further action of the City Council, or may be offered to a qualifying non-profit or civic organization upon approval of the City Council.
(E) Surplus property shall be offered for competitive bid as set forth in § 30.100 without further action of the City Council, or may be offered to a qualifying non-profit or civic organization upon approval by the City Council provided the organization services to the city are sufficient to authorize such transfer.
(F) A qualifying non-profit or civic organization receiving excess property from the city must provide the city with adequate compensation, such as relieving the city of transportation of disposal expenses related to the property.
(G) Excess property receiving no bids in an auction or competitive bids may be deemed salvage property and may be disposed of in a manner provided in this subchapter.
(H) Property in the possession of the City Police Department subject to disposal standards of the code of criminal procedure or other property in any departments possession for which another statute requires specific procedures for disposal shall follow the procedures set forth therein.
(Ord. 2010-010, passed 10-19-2010)