3.88.070 Procedure—Property of value of five thousand dollars or more.
Disposition of surplus property of a value of five thousand dollars or more must be approved by a majority of the city council. The procedure is as follows:
A. The purchasing manager shall present a report to the city council, which includes at a minimum the basis for the estimated value of the surplus property and a recommendation regarding the manner of disposal. The recommendation shall be based on a best interest of the city analysis that is consistent with Section 3.88.020.
B. With council approval the purchasing manager may dispose of the surplus property in one of the specifically approved methods listed hereinbelow:
1. Public auction with publication of at least one notice describing the surplus property, and the date and location of the auction in the city’s official newspaper at a minimum of thirteen days prior to the auction date;
2. Solicitation of written bids with publication of at least one notice of the call for bids in the city’s official newspaper at a minimum of thirteen days prior to the bid opening;
3. Negotiated sale to one or more designated buyers with at least one notice of a request for proposals in the city’s official newspaper at a minimum of thirteen days prior to the proposal deadline;
4. Transfer to another agency of government at or below reasonable market value; or
5. Lease or loan.
C. Alternatively, the purchasing manager may request city council’s authorization to dispose of the surplus property in another manner.
D. The city council by resolution shall determine whether and in what manner the property should be surplused.
E. If the purchasing manager cannot dispose of the property in the manner specified by council, the purchasing manager shall report this fact to the council and make a recommendation for further action. (Ord. 2963-06 § 7, 2006.)