CITY AUCTION POLICY
ORDINANCE 2009-079

AN ORDINANCE PERMITTING THE USE OF INTERNET AUCTIONS TO DISPOSE OF CERTAIN PROPERTY OWNED BY THE CITY AND NO LONGER NEEDED FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES

WHEREAS, Council of the City of Aurora recognizes that certain personal property owned by the City of Aurora is no longer needed for municipal purposes; and

WHEREAS, it is the intention of Council to have the ability to sell that property by internet auction;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council for the City of Aurora, County of Portage, State of Ohio, that:

Section 1. The City may dispose of personal property which is not needed for public use or is obsolete or unfit for the use for which it was acquired, by internet auction.

Section 2. The Department Head or Division Director having responsibility for said personal property shall determine whether the item is of such character and/or value that it would be more beneficial to the City to place the item for sale via internet auction.

Section 3. Bidding shall be open for a minimum of fifteen days and the City shall determine who will conduct the auction and establish the general terms and conditions of sale on a case by case basis.

Section 4. Upon adoption of this legislation, the Clerk shall publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Aurora, notice of its intent to sell unneeded, obsolete, or unfit municipal property by internet auction. The notice shall include a summary of the information contained herein and shall be published at least twice. A similar notice shall be posted continually throughout the calendar year in a conspicuous place at City Hall and on the City's website.

Section 5. A list of items to be sold by internet auction will be submitted, from time to time, to Council for approval.

Section 6. It is hereby found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the passage of this Ordinance were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all deliberations of this Council and any of its Committees that resulted in such formal action were in meetings open to the public in compliance with the legal requirements, including Section 121.22 of the Ohio Revised Code.

Section 7. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force after the earliest time provided by law.

Adopted: June 8, 2009
Approved: June 9, 2009
Effective: July 8, 2009 By: Mayor Lynn E. McGill
Attest: Approved as to legal form by: Tracy Humbert, Clerk of Council &  Alan I. Shorr, Director of Law