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(1) The property management division shall advertise sales in a manner most appropriate to effect an advantageous sale, which shall include the following minimum requirements:

(a) For public sale of property valued at less than $5,000, by publishing notice at least five days before the sale in a legal newspaper of general circulation or a newspaper having general circulation in the county;

(b) For public sale of property valued at $5,000 or more, by publishing a notice that describes the property and advises interested purchasers of the time and place of sale in a legal newspaper of general circulation at least once a week for two consecutive weeks, the last notice to appear no more than five days before the date of sale;

(c) For negotiated sales of property pursuant to SCC 4.46.141(2) or SCC 4.46.46.181(2) after an unsuccessful public sale, by publishing a notice that describes the proposed terms of sale, any non-negotiable terms, and whether the county will open the negotiated sale process to proposals from interested parties, in a legal newspaper of general circulation or a newspaper having general circulation in the county at least once a week for two consecutive weeks before an offer is accepted by the county; and

(2) The property officer may waive advertising requirements imposed by this section if:

(a) The cost of administration, advertisement, and maintaining property awaiting sale during the period required to follow the advertising requirements would exceed the value of the property;

(b) The council has determined an emergency to exist with respect to the property; or

(c) State law imposes different advertising requirements.

(3) When an advertisement is required or is waived under this section, the notice of sale shall be posted in the courthouse at least three days before the sale.

(4) In the case of real property, the notice shall describe the property by both its legal description and street address, or if there is no street address, by a vicinity description. If real property is offered for sale on other than a cash basis, the terms must be stated in the advertisement.

(5) This section shall not apply to the disposition of county vehicles conducted pursuant to SCC 4.46.251. (Added by Res. adopted Dec. 18, 1978; Amended by Ord. 93-137, Dec. 22, 1993, Eff date Jan. 1, 1994; Amended by Ord. 14-080, Sept. 24, 2014, Eff date Oct. 10, 2014; Amended by Ord. 23-095, Oct. 25, 2023, Eff date Nov. 4, 2023).