San Bruno Municipal Code Ch. 2.46 Procedures for the Disposition of Property

In order to establish efficient procedures for the disposition of personal property which is no longer usable for public purpose intended, or is otherwise obsolete, outmoded, in a state of disrepair, or requiring service costs in excess of salvage value; and to thereafter dispose of such personal property to the best advantage of the city, a procedure for the disposition of personal property is established.

(Ord. 1501 § 1, 1988; Ord. 1874 § 3, 2019)

The city manager is designated as the purchasing officer for the city of San Bruno. The city manager may delegate the duties of disposing of personal property to a designated department head or any other city employee.

(Ord. 1501 § 1, 1988; Ord. 1874 § 3, 2019)

Whenever any items of personal property are no longer needed by any city department having possession thereof, such fact shall be reported to the purchasing officer as well as to other departments within the city. Whenever any department has need for any such materials, it may requisition same without cost, and a transfer of such property shall take place. An account of such property transfers shall be maintained in the department of finance.

(Ord. 1501 § 1, 1988; Ord. 1874 § 3, 2019)

Whenever any item of personal property is, in the opinion of the purchasing officer, surplus and no longer needed by the city, the city may dispose of such property, and shall pay the proceeds of such sale, if any, into the city treasury. Disposition may include discarding of such property when warranted.

A. If in the opinion of the department disposing of personal property, in which any single item of property proposed for disposal exceeds in its present value, the amount of five thousand dollars, such property must be disposed of by sealed bid, public auction or by negotiated sale to secure the highest salvage or sale value to the city of San Bruno.

B. The sale or disposition of personal property wherein any single item of property proposed for disposal does not exceed the amount of five thousand dollars may be disposed of by any reasonable method approved by the finance director.

C. The purchasing officer or his or her designee may determine that particular items of personal property, or aggregate items subject to disposition may be disposed of by action of the city council.

D. Personal property used to trade in, trade up, credit or exchange for alternative personal property is not subject to the procedures provided in this chapter.

(Ord. 1501 § 1, 1988; Ord. 1874 § 3, 2019)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, whenever, in the opinion of the purchasing officer, the disposal of personal property may serve an alternative public purpose, the city may transfer such property to another public or governmental entity needing such personal property at a sale price less than its estimated value, or for no sale price at all.

(Ord. 1501 § 1, 1988; Ord. 1874 § 3, 2019)

The purchasing officer may authorize in writing any other governmental agency to dispose of personal property by any lawful method. This authority includes the authority to act as lead agency when appropriate in the sale of property of other governmental agencies by the city of San Bruno.

(Ord. 1501 § 1, 1988; Ord. 1874 § 3, 2019)