• 149.01 - Acquisition of Real Property
• 149.02 - Disposal of Real Property
• 149.03 - Disposal of Personal Property
• 149.04 - Donations
• 149.05 - Lease of City Property
• 149.06 - Water Utility Rental
• 149.07 - Water Utility Rental Payment
• 149.08 - Plumbing Materials at Municipal Golf Facilities
• 149.09 - Records submitted to the City; Trade Secrets

149.01   ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY

The City may acquire real property by private or public sale, gift, devise, lease, dedication, eminent domain or any other lawful means as needed for Municipal purposes.
(Ord. 88-319. Passed 5-31-88.)

149.02   DISPOSAL OF REAL PROPERTY

The City may convey real property owned by the City and which is not needed for Municipal purposes by private or public sale and with or without competitive bidding. The City may dispose of such real property only upon authorization and direction by ordinance of the City Commission.
(Ord. 88-319. Passed 5-31-88.)

149.03   DISPOSAL OF PERSONAL PROPERTY

(a) The City may dispose of personal property owned by the City and no longer needed for municipal purposes by private or public sale and with or without competitive bidding.

(b) Personal property of the City not needed for municipal purposes, as determined by the City Manager, and having an estimated value not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000), may be sold or traded by the City Manager. The record of such sale or disposal shall be recorded in the City Manager's journal. All other personal property not needed for Municipal purposes may be sold or traded only upon authorization and direction by ordinance of the City Commission.
(Ord. 02-328. Passed 8-20-02.)

(c) Personal property of the City not needed for municipal purposes and which has no value, as determined by the City Manager, may be offered at no charge to non-profit organizations serving the Springfield community on a first-come-first-served basis prior to such unneeded property being sent to a landfill or otherwise discarded.
(Ord. 00-194. Passed 5-16-00.)

149.04   DONATIONS

Property, both real and personal, and services donated, devised, dedicated or otherwise given to the City without cost, excepting recording fees, may be accepted by the city Manager on behalf of the City, provided the value of the property or services does not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), the estimated expenditures by the City related to the property or services for a period of twelve months will not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) and the City Manager finds that acceptance of the property or services is in the best interest of the City. A record of property and services accepted by the City Manager shall be recorded in the city Manager's journal. All other property, both real and personal, and services donated, devised, dedicated or otherwise given to the City may be accepted by the City only by ordinance of the city Commission, which ordinance shall contain a finding by the City Commission that acceptance of the property or services is in the best interest of the City.
(Ord. 88-319. Passed 5-31-88.)

149.05   LEASE OF CITY PROPERTY

(a) The City Manager is authorized to enter into lease agreements and license agreements to lease or issue a license for the use of the Municipal Swimming Pool, Municipal Staidum, public recreation areas owned by the City, Core Block Plaza, the Esplanade, and City-owned lands when exclusive occupancy by the City is not currently necessary to provide City services; when the lease or license is cancelable upon no more than thirty days advance notice. The City Manager is authorized to execute any and all documents necessary to fulfill the City's obligations under the agreements described in this section.
(Ord. 99-290. Passed 9-7-99.)

(b) The City Manager is authorized to grant, on behalf of the City, licenses to public utilities to use City property, including public thoroughfare right-of-way, provided, that such licenses may be revoked at any time and the City Engineer has made a determination that granting such license will not result in creating a nuisance within a public thoroughfare. The City Manager may impose such obligations and limitations upon a licensee as are necessary to prevent safety hazards, protect public property and ensure the licensee's compliance with law.
(Ord. 91-361. Passed 9-24-91.)

149.06   WATER UTILITY RENTAL

Unless otherwise provided by the City Commission, and so long as the Water Fund utilizes and derives the benefit of the City Hall garage space and the light, heat, janitorial, maintenance and other facilities and services incident thereto, the Water Fund shall pay from revenue derived from it for its operations; namely, water rental assessments, to the Municipal government, for credit to the General Fund thereof, an annual rental, in the amount of thirteen thousand six hundred dollars ($13,600), payable in quarterly installments of three thousand four hundred dollars ($3,400) each, at the end of each three months.
(Ord. 88-319. Passed 5-31-88.)

Chapter 149 Continued

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