HomeMy WebLinkAbout3820 Ordinance ORDINANCE NO. 3 S 2-40
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Pasco, Washington, Amending
Section 2.46 Entitled "Sale of City Property" of the Pasco Municipal Code.
WHEREAS, The City Council of the City of Pasco, Washington, has determined that it
is necessary to amend Section 2.46 of the Pasco Municipal Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: (deletions by interlineations, additions by
underlining)
Section 1. That Section 2.46.080 of the Pasco Municipal Code is hereby amended
and shall read as follows:
2.46.080 AUTHORITY TO SELL PERSONAL PROPERTY. The supplies, materials,
and equipment not needed for public use may be soI4 disposed of by the City with the e6nseftt 8
the City C,., nei , e)EEept fef saliage6twi is ,hieh_fney be disposed-e pursuant to
s4seefien 2.4 6.100(5)this section .
A) Personal property with an estimated value, per item, of less than $500 may be
declared surplus by the City Manager and disposed of in a manner determined by the Manager to
be most advantageous to the City, pursuant to Section 2.46.090.
B) Personal property valued in excess of$500, per item, may be declared surplus and
disposed of with authorization from the City Council, including minimum sale price, if any, and
the manner of disposal.
C) Personal property may be traded as consideration in the acquisition of replacement
personal property when such replacement property is included as an authorized expenditure in
the City's current operating budget.
D) Salvage/junk metals that have accumulated for purposes of sale as scrap metals may
be disposed of by the Department Head having responsibility for such materials, in which case
the metals shall be sold to the local dealer(s) offering the best current market price per measured
weight or volume determined by telephone survey or other reasonable means. (Ord. 2787 Sec. 1,
1990; Prior code Sec. 2-11.04.)
Section 2. That Section 2.46.090 of the Pasco Municipal Code is hereby amended
and shall read as follows:
2.46.090 MINIMUM
PRICE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY. U,, C-A„;,.:' IS 4"'" f° e a4 ,z-hiei 5,deh
Personal property declared surplus may be disposed of
through one of the following methods:
A) By transfer to a governmental agency:
B) In trade as credit toward the purchase of a like article,
C) By sale through competitive sealed bid, public, consignment or internet auction.
(Prior code Sec. 2-11.08.)
Section 3. That Section 2.46.100 of the Pasco Municipal Code is hereby amended
and shall read as follows:
2.46.100 CnMPETIIIVI ADS FQR SALE OF PERSONAL PROPE TY
1~XCER44 n1.T ADVERTISEMENT OF SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY BY
CONSIGNMENT OR INTERNET AUCTION. The City Clerk shall a dveFtise f e peen...
bids on an), sale ef pef:sanal property emeept- In the event that surplus property is to be sold by
consignment or internet auction the City Clerk shall cause that notice of such sale shall be given,
in such a manner as to provide reasonable notice to potential buyers of the sale.
A) When selling to a 0 0 ..;
B) When per-senal pfopefty to be disposed of is to be traded in upen the pefeliase ef
like af4iele;
C) When the valtie of the pr-epefty to be sold is less than t.,e h .,,a,-e d_dell-afs
1 ZX1L,e the (`.,,,neil ..Wing F.•tl. the ��s has .de lace d an v e o ney to evict•
R) Salvage�unk metals 4-- fer- piir-peses of sale as ser-ap metals,
whieh ease the ffietals shall be sold W the !sea! dealer(s) affering the best euffent fiiafket pfiee
per measured weio er- volume deaher-m-ined— by telephone survey er- ather- f-easenable faeans.
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(Ord. 2878 Sec. 1, 1990; Prior code Sec. 2-11.12.)
Section 4. That Section 2.46.110 of the Pasco Municipal Code is hereby amended
and shall read as follows:
2.46.110 ADVERTISEMENT OF SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY — BY
DT TuT i(' A r rcT!()N OR SEALED r ED BID PUBLICATION — POSTING. The City Clerk shall
publish an advertisement for- bids of such auction or sale once each week for two successive
weeks in the official city newspaper. All pending sales shall also be advertised by a notice
posted on a public bulleting board in a conspicuous place at the City Hall. Both posting and the
date of last publication must be at least five calendar days before the final date for submitting the
bids or the date of such sale. (Prior code Sec. 2-11.16.)
Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage
and five days following its publication as required by law.
PASSED by the City Council_pf the City of Pasco, Washington and approved as
provided bylaw this 2-01'k day of , 2007.
Joy 1 , Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Sandy L. K n orthy, Deputy City Ci rk Leland B. Kerr, City Attorney