All surplus property shall be sold at a public auction by an auctioneer that is licensed by the state.
(Ordinance 260, sec. A, adopted 5/11/89)
The city council shall approve the list of items to be sold by auctioneer. This list shall be provided to the auctioneer not less than 15 working days prior to the sale date.
(Ordinance 260, sec. B, adopted 5/11/89)
The list of items that are to be sold along with the time, date, location of sale, and any minimum acceptable price shall be posted at the city hall in full public view not less than 10 working days nor more than 30 working days prior to date of the sale.
(Ordinance 260, sec. C, adopted 5/11/89)
The city council may reserve the right to set and establish minimum acceptable prices that the city is willing to accept for the sale of specific items. Should the city council choose the option of setting a minimum bid on any item, the item shall be uniquely identified, and the minimum price shall be supplied to the auctioneer prior to the start of the sale.
(Ordinance 260, sec. D, adopted 5/11/89)
For the purpose of this article, surplus property includes those items which are no longer necessary, are not required, or whose ownership does not promote or improve the general well-being of the city, but does not include items routinely discarded as waste.
(Ordinance 260, sec. E, adopted 5/11/89)
Items that are disposed of by “trade-in” on new or used equipment are excluded from the terms of this article.
(Ordinance 260, sec. F, adopted 5/11/89)
The auctioneer shall provide the city a record of each item sold and the sale price of each item. The city shall keep a record of each [item] of surplus or salvage property sold and the sale price of each item. The city shall also keep a record of each item of surplus or salvage property destroyed.
(Ordinance 260, sec. G, adopted 5/11/89)
If the city undertakes to sell any item as surplus property or salvage property by auction under the terms of this article and is unable to sell the item because no bids are made, the city council may order the property to be destroyed or disposed of as worthless salvage.
(Ordinance 260, sec. H, adopted 5/11/89)
If a purchaser of surplus or salvage property at a sale held in accordance with this article complies in good faith with the conditions of the sale and applicable rules of the city, the purchaser obtains good title to the property.
(Ordinance 260, sec. I, adopted 5/11/89)