Ordinance 2924-06 - Laserfiche WebLink

offering of sale. Any notice of intention to sell real property of the city shall recite the appraised value thereof. Any lease or conveyance of property other than by sale shall be made by the council only after publication of notice as provided by council or once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the city, which shall describe the property and state the time and place at which the leasing or conveyance decision will be made, the nature of such lease or conveyance, the party to receive it, and the compensation being paid. (b) Personal Property. The council shall not authorize the sale of personal property belonging to the city unless it first determines, by a majority plus one vote of the council, that the property is not and will not be needed for city purposes, and the council gives notice of intention to sell as in this section provided. All sales shall be public, except for scrap or sales to other government entities which may be by private sales. Sales to other government entities shall be at fair market value unless otherwise declared by council to be in the best interests of the public. Scrap is equipment or material which cannot serve its original purpose. Scrap may be sold by private sale at prices established by current market conditions. Trade-ins of old equipment to upgrade equipment of the same or reasonably related kind are permitted when it is in the best interests of the city. The notice of intention to sell at a public sale shall be published once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in the city official newspaper immediately prior to the sale. The notice shall state the time and place at which the property will be sold. is re commended to be changed to read: Sale or Lease of Property. In addition to the powers accorded the city under the laws and constitution of the state of Washington with respect to the ownership and disposition of property, the Council may by ordinance provide regulation for the sale or lease of city property. PROPOSITION #16 Shall Everett City Charter Section 15.8 be changed to simplify the sale and lease of city property and to conform to state law? CHARTER CHANGE CHARTER CHANGE Section 19: Change to Section 15.9 which reads as follows: YES........... ❑ NO ............. ❑ Section 15.9 of the Everett City Charter, Gender. Any reference to or use of the terms "he", "she", "him", "her", or other gender-based classification, if applicable as shown by the context thereof, shall apply to the opposite gender, also. is recommended to be changed to: The City Clerk and the codifiers of this Charter are authorized to make necessary corrections to this Charter including, but not limited to, deletion of the use of terms which are masculine or feminine so that such references shall apply 15