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A. The finance director shall have authority to donate surplus supplies and equipment subject to the following:

B. Surplus supplies and equipment may be donated to nonprofit organizations or school districts located or operating within the town, or if these organizations express no interest, then to any other nonprofit organization or private organization that provides assistance to nonprofit organizations that has expressed interest in receiving donated surplus town property.

C. Donations made to eligible entities shall be on a first-come, first-serve basis.

D. Prior to transfer of the donated supplies or equipment, the recipient entity shall provide a statement executed by a person duly authorized to legally bind the recipient entity that the donated property will:

1. Be accepted “as is,” with no express or implied warranties; and

2. That an immediate need exists for the property and that it will be put into immediate use; and

3. That the property not ever be sold or otherwise transferred for profit; and

4. That the recipient entity shall assume all costs and liability associated with the removal and transportation of the surplus property from the town.

E. Town shall provide notice of the surplus property to be donated to solicit interest from potential donors.

F. If, in the opinion of the finance director, the total amount of property to be donated pursuant to this section has a historical value of one thousand dollars or more, the finance director shall prepare a report of the property to be donated, the estimated current value of the property to be donated, and the recipient(s) of the property proposed to be donated, for approval by the city council. (Ord. 595 § 1 (Exh. A (part)), 2012)