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Commission declares surplus property and directs disposal steps; auction rules flagged
Summary
The commission declared property identified in Exhibit A as surplus and directed staff to dispose of it per the city code. Staff noted recent state-law changes requiring newspaper advertising for public auctions when an item's estimated value exceeds $5,000.
The commission adopted a resolution designating the property identified as Exhibit A as surplus and authorized the appropriate officials to dispose of the property consistent with Section 2-202 of the city code.
Commissioner Mallozzi asked for a firm commitment that surplus items not be left on site to deteriorate and urged conducting actual auctions. Staff and the city attorney noted a state-law change: where an individual surplus item is expected to exceed $5,000, a public auction must be advertised in the newspaper prior to the auction. Staff said they will work with finance to ensure legal advertising and facilitate auctioning or other disposition methods consistent with the code (sale, trade-in, transfer to other agencies or charitable organizations, or discard if no value).
The resolution was adopted by the commission; staff will coordinate the disposal methods and ensure compliance with the state-publication requirement for higher-value items.
