The City, like all organizations, purchases or otherwise accumulates items of value throughout the course of doing business. However, over time, those items can become obsolete, too expensive to maintain, or have simply served their purpose and are no longer needed.

Most often the best way to dispose of items with any value is through a public auction process. Attached is a list of items proposed to be declared surplus and sold.

City Code 33.04 vests the City Manager with "exclusive jurisdiction" in determining whether property is surplus to the needs of the city. However, in the interest of transparency, it has been the practice of the City of Hermiston to submit the list of proposed items to the City Council for approval.

Most items included are of nominal value.

1.         Declare the list of items surplus.

2.         Request the City Manager to re-examine certain items.

Declare the list of items surplus.

Motion to declare the list of items as surplus to the needs of the City.