4.46.201 County property -- Authority to approve disposition of surplus property.
(1) Except as provided in this section or as otherwise provided by ordinance, the council must approve the method used for the disposition of surplus county property.
(2) The property officer may approve the disposition of surplus property in the following circumstances:
(a) Sales of county property valued at $10,000 or less;
(b) Recycling, disposal, or destruction of county personal property if the property is worthless;
(c) Grants of easements on county real property where such easement is valued at $10,000 or less; and
(d) Releases of mineral rights reserved in treasurer’s deeds if mineral surveys indicate the absence of minerals with market value in excess of the cost to remove the minerals.
(3) The executive may approve the disposition of surplus property in the following circumstances:
(a) Sales of county property valued at $25,000 or less;
(b) Recycling, disposal, or destruction of county personal property if the property is worthless;
(c) Leases of the Snohomish County Airport as provided in SCC 2.10.010(12);
(d) Leases of residential county property for residential purposes.
(4) The purchasing manager may approve and conduct the disposition of surplus county personal property traded for new equipment as provided in SCC 3.04.130(11) after notifying the property officer.
(5) The fleet manager may approve and conduct the disposition of surplus property through public sales of county fleet vehicles and equipment valued at $25,000 or less.
(6) The disposition approval authority granted to an individual in an executive department by this section includes the authority to execute all documents necessary to effectuate the disposition absent an executive order limiting such authority to another individual. (Added by Ord. 14-080, Sept. 24, 2014, Eff date Oct. 10, 2014; Amended by Ord. 17-037, Aug. 2, 2017, Eff date Aug. 17, 2017).