Chapter 4.10
DISPOSAL OF PERSONAL PROPERTY OF THE CITY

Sections:

4.10.010 Disposal of city-owned personal property valued at five thousand dollars ($5,000) or less.

4.10.020 Disposal of city-owned personal property valued at more than five thousand dollars ($5,000).

4.10.030 Surplus stock.

4.10.040 Certificate of sale.

4.10.010 Disposal of city-owned personal property valued at five thousand dollars ($5,000) or less.

Personal property, other than surplus stock, that is valued at five thousand dollars ($5,000) or less may be disposed of upon such notice and terms considered reasonable by the city manager, taking into consideration the value of the article, the reason for the disposal and the general preference of disposal by competitive bid. The city manager shall report all disposals of personal property valued at five thousand dollars ($5,000) or less to the city council. [Ord. 95-28 § 3; Ord. 95-20 § 3.]

4.10.020 Disposal of city-owned personal property valued at more than five thousand dollars ($5,000).

A. Personal property no longer needed for municipal purposes and valued at more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) shall be disposed of in one (1) or more of the following manners:

1. By public outcry auction to the highest bidder;

2. By public sealed bid auction to the highest bidder;

3. To the best qualified proposer who responds to a request for proposals to acquire the property;

4. To an educational, religious, charitable or nonprofit association or corporation providing service to residents of Bethel; or

5. To the United States, the state of Alaska, or an Alaska municipal corporation or any agency or department thereof.

B. The city council shall, by resolution, determine which method or methods specified in this section shall be used to dispose of personal property valued at more than five thousand dollars ($5,000). [Ord. 95-28 § 3; Ord. 95-20 § 3.]

4.10.030 Surplus stock.

A. All city departments shall submit to the city manager, at all times and in such form as he or she shall prescribe, reports showing stocks of all supplies which are no longer used or which have become obsolete, worn out or scrapped.

B. The city manager may transfer surplus stock between departments.

C. The city manager may sell, trade or exchange surplus or obsolete supplies, materials and equipment following adoption of a city council resolution declaring the supplies, materials or equipment obsolete and/or surplus. Sales of more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) in any one (1) transaction shall be made pursuant to BMC 4.10.020. [Ord. 95-28 § 3; Ord. 95-20 § 3.]

4.10.040 Certificate of sale.

Upon full receipt of payment, the city manager shall issue a certificate of sale for the purchases made under this chapter. [Ord. 95-28 § 3; Ord. 95-20 § 3.]