A. General Procedures. All using departments shall submit to the Purchasing Agent, at such times and in such form as he or she shall prescribe, reports showing stocks of all supplies, materials, and equipment which are no longer used or which have become obsolete, worn out, or scrapped. The Purchasing Agent may transfer such stock to other departments which have need for and can use it. The Purchasing Agent shall also have the power to sell all supplies, materials, and equipment which have been unsuitable for public use, or to exchange for, or trade-in the same on, new supplies, materials, and equipment.

B. Approval Required – Competitive Process. Where the value of an item, or a group of items expected to be sold to one bidder, exceeds $100,000, such sale must be approved by resolution of the City Council. Any such sale, exchange, or trade-in shall be made to the highest responsive and responsible bidder, in accordance with the competitive bid procedures established by the Purchasing Agent.

C. Donations. Supplies, materials, and equipment, when the estimated value involved is $10,000 or less, may be donated, or sold for less than fair market value, to local civic or social organizations, where it is deemed by the City Manager that such a disposition of property would best serve the City’s public interests. Such donations or discounted sale of items valued in excess of $10,000 must be approved by resolution of the City Council.

D. Worthless Property. In the case of scrap or survey items having no estimated or appraised value and which have not been desired by any civic or social organization, the Purchasing Agent may dispose of such items in any manner he or she deems appropriate, keeping full records of such disposition.

E. Special Procedures for Disposition of Library Materials. The City Librarian shall submit to the Purchasing Agent reports showing used, damaged, or unneeded library materials and indicating disposition thereof. The Librarian may, at his or her discretion, donate such materials to the Friends of the Chula Vista Public Library for such book sales as they may desire, or he or she may offer such materials to any bona fide charitable or nonprofit institutional organizations serving primarily the interests of the City. If at any time the Librarian chooses to dispose of such materials other than as provided herein, he or she shall follow the general procedures set forth hereinabove. (Ord. 3400 § 1, 2017; Ord. 2899 § 1, 2003; Ord. 2766 § 1, 1998).