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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 41-29 OF THE DULUTH CITY CODE, TO AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES FOR DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS PROPERTY.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1: That Section 41-29 of the Duluth City Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 41-29. Surplus property disposal procedures stock.
All using agencies shall submit to the city purchasing agent, at such times and in such form as he the Purchasing Agent shall prescribe, reports listing showing stocks of any personal property ("surplus property") owned by the city that is all supplies which are no longer used or which have has become obsolete, worn out, damaged or scrapped.
(a.) The purchasing agent shall have the authority to transfer surplus property stock to other using agencies.
(b.) The purchasing agent shall have the authority to sell all surplus property supplies which hasve 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...
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