[Amended 3-26-1979 by Ord. No. 1190]
Real estate owned by the municipality may be disposed of by following any of the following procedures, at the option of Council:
A. 
The property may be sold to the highest bidder after notice in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the municipality, the advertisement to give notice of the property to be disposed of, the requirement for sealed bids, and the time and place where the bids are to be received and opened.
B. 
The property may be sold to the highest bidder at public auction, of which notice shall be given at least 30 days in advance of the auction sale in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the municipality.
C. 
In the case of property needed by another unit of government, that property may be disposed of by Council on terms mutually agreeable to the municipality and to the other unit of government concerned. The proposed agreement shall not become effective until at least 30 days after notice of its terms has been published in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the municipality. The notice shall also state the time and place of a public hearing before Council on the question of the proposed disposition of the property, which hearing shall be held not less than 10 days after publication of the notice.
D. 
These procedures for the sale of real estate shall not apply where real property of the municipality is to be sold to a municipal authority pursuant to the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945,[1] is to be sold to a nonprofit corporation engaged in community service, or community industrial or commercial development, or where real property is to be sold to a person for his exclusive use in an industrial development program.
[1]
Editor's Note The Municipality Authorities Act of 1945 (53 P.S. § 301 et seq.) was repealed by Act 22 of 2001 (June 19, 2001, P.L. 287, No. 22). See now the Municipality Authorities Act, 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 5601 et seq.
A. 
All using agencies shall submit to the Purchasing Officer, at those times and in whatever form prescribed by him, reports showing stocks of all supplies, materials and equipment that are no longer used or that have become obsolete, worn out or scrapped.
B. 
The Purchasing Officer shall have the authority to transfer surplus supplies, materials and equipment to other using agencies, or he shall have the authority to exchange that personal property for new supplies, materials and equipment or, with the approval of Council, to sell personal property which has become unsuitable for public use.
C. 
When Council deems it in the best interests of the municipality, it may transfer or lease, for value or a nominal consideration, such material and equipment to other public entities or nonprofit corporations.
D. 
In case Council shall authorize the sale of personal property under this section, it shall specify the manner in which the sale may be made, which may be either by: 1) formal written contract to the highest responsible bidder; 2) public auction, after notice as prescribed by Council; or 3) in the open market and in accordance with the procedure established by § 97-23 of this chapter for open market purchases.