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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY EICHELBERGER, RAFFERTY, ORIE, TARTAGLIONE, ERICKSON, GORDNER, ALLOWAY, WASHINGTON, BRUBAKER, WAUGH, GREENLEAF, EARLL, WOZNIAK AND PILEGGI, FEBRUARY 1, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 1, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of June 23, 1931 (P.L.932, No.317), entitled |
2 | "An act relating to cities of the third class; and amending, |
3 | revising, and consolidating the law relating thereto," |
4 | further providing for sales of personal property. |
5 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
6 | hereby enacts as follows: |
7 | Section 1. Section 1917 of the act of June 23, 1931 |
8 | (P.L.932, No.317), known as The Third Class City Code, reenacted |
9 | and amended June 28, 1951 (P.L.662, No.164) and amended July 11, |
10 | 1996 (P.L.647, No.109), is amended to read: |
11 | Section 1917. Sales of Personal Property.--No city personal |
12 | property shall be disposed of by sale or otherwise except upon |
13 | approval of council by ordinance or resolution. In cases where |
14 | council shall approve a sale of city personal property, it shall |
15 | estimate the sale value of the entire lot to be disposed of. If |
16 | council shall estimate such sale value to be less than one |
17 | thousand dollars, it shall require a notice of the proposed sale |
18 | to be posted for at least ten days on the bulletin board in the |
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1 | city hall, describing and itemizing the property to be sold and |
2 | directing that bids may be made thereon at the office of the |
3 | city clerk. Thereafter, council may sell such property, in whole |
4 | or in part, for the best price or prices obtainable. If council |
5 | shall estimate the sale value to be one thousand dollars or |
6 | more, the entire lot shall be advertised for sale once in at |
7 | least one newspaper, in accordance with the provisions of |
8 | section one hundred nine of this act, and sale of the property |
9 | so advertised shall be made to the best responsible bidder; and |
10 | the bids shall not be opened until at least ten days after the |
11 | said advertisement. Council may sell any such property at |
12 | auction, but the provisions as to notice contained in this |
13 | section shall be likewise observed as to the holding of such |
14 | auction sales. An auction may be conducted by means of an online |
15 | or electronic auction sale. During an electronic auction sale, |
16 | bids shall be accepted electronically at the time and in the |
17 | manner designated in the advertisement. During the electronic |
18 | auction, each bidder shall have the capability to view the |
19 | bidder's bid rank or the high bid price. Bidders may increase |
20 | their bid prices during the electronic auction. The record of |
21 | the electronic auction shall be accessible for public |
22 | inspection. The purchase price shall be paid by the high bidder |
23 | immediately or at a reasonable time after the conclusion of the |
24 | electronic auction as determined by council. In the event that |
25 | shipping costs are incurred, they shall be paid by the high |
26 | bidder. A city that has complied with the advertising |
27 | requirements of this section may provide additional public |
28 | notice of the sale by bids or auction in any manner deemed |
29 | appropriate by council. The advertisement for electronic auction |
30 | sales authorized in this section shall include the Internet |
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1 | address or means of accessing the electronic auction and the |
2 | date, time and duration of the electronic auction. The |
3 | provisions of this section shall not be mandatory where city |
4 | personal property is to be traded-in or exchanged for new city |
5 | personal property. |
6 | Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately. |
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