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ONLINE AUCTION ORDINANCE RESOLUTION Number: 08-03-014 Committee: PROPERTY A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SALE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2008 OF MUNICIPALLY OWNED PERSONAL PROPERTY WHICH IS NOT NEEDED FOR PUBLIC USE, OR WHICH IS OBSOLETE OR UNFIT FOR THE USE FOR WHICH IT WAS ACQUIRED BY INTERNET AUCTION, PURSUANT TO OHIO REVISED CODE SECTION 721.15(D), AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, this Council is required to adopt a Resolution expressing its intent to sell municipally owned property by internet auction, including a description of how the auctions will be conducted, specifying the number of days for bidding, and stating the general terms and conditions of sale; and WHEREAS, after extensive research and due diligence, the City and the Property and Equipment Committee are recommending GovDeals, Inc. at gov.deals.com, as the City’s contracted representative to conduct auctions on its behalf. NOW THEREFORE Be it RESOLVED, by the Council of the City of Van Wert, Van Wert County, Ohio, with two-thirds of all elected members concurring, to wit: Section 1. That during calendar year 2008, municipally owned personal property which is not needed for public use, or which is obsolete or unfit for the use for which it was acquired may be sold at internet auction. Section 2. That any said auction sales shall be conducted under the authority and direction of the City of Van Wert’s Safety-Service Director, Jay Fleming, whose address and telephone number is as follows: 515 East Main Street, Van Wert, Ohio 45891; (419) 238-1237. Section 3. Any such internet auction sales shall be conducted by way of GovDeals.com internet auction services, pursuant to the rules and regulations promulgated and in effect for those sales organizations, however, the sales fees to be paid by the City of Van Wert to either such internet auction service shall in no event exceed the amount of eight(8%) per cent of the accepted auction bid. Section 4. That in connection with each such contemplated internet auction sale, bidding shall remain open for not less than fifteen(15) days, including Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays. Section 5. That in connection with each such contemplated internet auction sale, the terms of payment shall be cash, payment in full on or before the date of delivery to the successful bidder; further, the successful bidder shall be solely responsible for all acts and expenses associated with the delivery of such item(s) so purchased. Section 6. That this Resolution is hereby declared to be an emergency measure, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, and welfare, and as an emergency measure this Resolution shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor. Passed this _24th day of ____March___, 2008. Thomas Stricker, President of Council Attest: Jill Smelser, Clerk of Council Louis Ehmer, Mayor |
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