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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 41-29 OF THE DULUTH CITY CODE, 1959, AS AMENDED, REGARDING SURPLUS PROPERTY DISPOSAL PROCEDURES AS IT RELATES TO CANINE PARTNERS.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1. That Section 41-29 of the Duluth city code, 1959, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 41-29. Surplus property disposal procedures
All using agencies shall submit to the city purchasing agent, at such times and in such form as the Purchasing Agent shall prescribe, reports listing any personal property (“surplus property”) owned by the city that is no longer used or has become obsolete, worn out, damaged or scrapped.
(a) The purchasing agent shall have the authority to transfer surplus property to other using agencies.
(b) The purchasing agent shall have the authority to sell all surplus property which has become unsuitable for public use or to exchange the same for or trade in the same on new supplies. Sales under this Section shall be made to the highest responsible bidder and in conformance with provisions of this Chapter relating to formal contract procedure or open market procedure, as the case may be.
(c) The purchasing agent shall have the authority to sell, or transfer for nominal or no consideration, surplus property to another public corporation, federal agency, state agency, or political subdivision in accordance with Minnesota Statutes §471.85 or 471.64. If the estimated value of the surplus property is $10,000.00 or greater, the sale or transfer shall be completed only after authorization by resolution of the city council.
(d) The purchasing agent shall have the authority to donate surplus property to a nonprofit organization in accordance with Minnesota Statutes § 471.3459 and based upon the principles contained in the City of Duluth Policy for Donation of Surplus Property to a Nonprofit Organization. The Policy for Donation of Surplus Property to a Nonprofit Organization will be created and maintained by the Purchasing Agent. If the value of the surplus property is $10,000.00 or greater, the transfer under this subdivision shall be completed only after authorization by resolution of the city council.
(e) Due to the intense and extended one-on-one training involved with a police officer canine handler and the officer canine handler’s assigned Canine Partner, the Purchasing Agent may transfer for nominal or no consideration, the Canine Partner to the police officer canine handler upon the Canine Partner’s retirement from service to the Duluth Police Department City due to the Canine Partner’s inability to continue in service due to age, health, or other valid justification.
Section 2. That this ordinance shall take effect 30 days after its passage and publication.
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This ordinance approves changes to the surplus property disposal language by encompassing Canine Partners and canine handlers in any department of the City, not just the police department. The change is necessary to ensure that the most recently added Canine Partner for the Fire Department is covered by this section of the City Code.