§ 2-476. Disposal of surplus property.

(a) Classification as surplus property. The city may classify as surplus any of its real or personal property which is obsolete or the continued use of which is uneconomical or inefficient, or which serves no useful function or purpose.

(b) Authority for disposal. Authority for the disposal of surplus property for which the cost or value at the time of acquisition or construction equals or exceeds the value currently stipulated in F.S. § 274.02, shall be recorded in the official minutes of the city commission. Such authority shall include approval of the method of disposal and estimated current value of the property. Authority for the disposal of surplus property for which the initial cost or value does not equal or exceed the value currently stipulated in F.S. § 274.02, shall be granted to the city manager by this subsection.

(c) Method of disposal. Within the reasonable exercise of its discretion and taking into consideration the value and condition of such surplus property and the desirability of the property to a prospective bidder, the city shall determine which method of disposal should be utilized:

(1) The city may dispose of surplus property by offering the property for bid to other governmental units as follows:

a. The city shall first offer the surplus property to other governmental units in the county; such offer shall disclose the value and condition of the property, and the city shall sell the property to the governmental unit submitting the highest bid.

b. If no acceptable bid is received from governmental units in the county within a reasonable time, the city shall then offer the surplus property to governmental units outside the county; such offer shall disclose the value and condition of the property, and the city shall sell the property to the governmental unit submitting the highest bid.

c. The cost of transferring the property shall be paid by the governmental unit submitting the highest bid.

(2) As an alternative to the procedure specified in paragraph (1), the city may dispose of surplus property as follows:

a. Property, the value of which the city estimates to be under five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), may be disposed of in the most efficient and cost-effective means as determined by the city.

b. Property, the value of which the city estimates to be more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) shall be sold to the highest responsive bidder or by public auction, after publication of notice not less than one (1) week nor more than two (2) weeks prior to the sale in a newspaper having a general circulation in the county.

c. Property may be disposed of for value without bids to any governmental unit in the state.

d. Property which is without commercial value may be donated, destroyed or abandoned.

(d) Recordkeeping—Surplus equipment. For each disposal of surplus equipment equal to or exceeding the value stipulated in F.S. § 274.02, or recorded on the schedule of fixed assets, the department head or his designee shall, on a form provided for the purpose, notify the assets custodian to adjust the property record to indicate the date and method of disposal, and the assets custodian shall also indicate such disposal on the schedule of fixed assets.

(e) Recordkeeping—Surplus land. For each disposal of surplus land, the city clerk shall, on a form provided for the purpose, notify the assets custodian to adjust the property record to indicate the date and method of disposal, and the assets custodian shall also indicate such disposal on the schedule of fixed assets. The city clerk shall indicate the date and method of disposal on the original deed and transfer the deed to a file containing deeds documenting other such disposals of surplus land for permanent retention in the official records of the city.

(f) Recordkeeping—Surplus or obsolete buildings, facilities or other improvements. For each disposal of a surplus or obsolete improvement whether by sale, donation, or demolition, the department head shall, on a form provided for the purpose, notify the assets custodian to adjust the property record to indicate the date and method of disposal, and the assets custodian shall also indicate such disposal on the schedule of fixed assets. Where the improvement is to be demolished with or without replacement, authority for disposal may be requested with approval to award a bid or expend funds for demolition of the improvement or construction of the replacement.

(Ord. No. 95-01, § 1, 2-21-95; Ord. No. 2000-16, § 1, 9-19-00; Ord. No. 2001-04, § 1, 4-17-01; Ord. No. 2001-14, § 1, 11-6-01; Ord. No. 2008-32, § 1, 9-16-08; Ord. No. 2011-31, § 1, 11-15-11; Ord. No. 2011-32, § 1, 12-20-11; Ord. No. 2013-17, § 1, 11-5-13)