| Obion County Board of Education |
Agenda Item: VIII.I. |
Consider/Approve Request to Declare Property Surplus and Dispose Via Most Economical Method |
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Preliminary Matters: Due to the current year textbook adoption cycle, we have taken our old elementary and high school reading and language arts textbooks out of service. We are requesting these old textbooks to be declared surplus and disposed via the most economical method. Although these textbooks are no longer of any use to the System, it is estimated that salvage value of the textbooks are in excess of the value specified in TCA §49-6-2007(d)(1), which provides, “Surplus personal property in local school systems which has no value or has a value less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250), may be disposed of without the necessity of bids as required by this section.” Therefore, the System will seek sealed bids to dispose of the surplus property, pending Board approval. One (1) advertisement will run in the local newspaper for three (3) days. Sale will take place approximately ten (10) days later. Obion County Central High School has submitted a request to the Board to declare surplus cheerleading uniforms that are twelve (12) years old and can no longer be replaced because the company has discontinued the style. Furthermore, Obion County Central requests permission to sell the uniforms for $20.00 each and for the funds to be deposited to the school’s cheerleading account to help fund the cost of regional competition expenses. The value of the uniforms is less than the amount specified in TCA §49-6-2007(d)(1), which provides, “Surplus personal property in local school systems which has no value or has a value less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250), may be disposed of without the necessity of bids as required by this section.” Therefore, pending Board approval, no bids will be solicited to dispose of this personal property.
Staff Recommendation: I recommend the Board declare the above-noted textbooks as surplus and approve the disposition via the most economical disposition, i.e., sealed bids. In the alternative, if we do not receive any bids on these textbooks, we request to dispose of the textbooks via recycling, which will be at no cost to the school system. Furthermore, I recommend the Board declare the above-noted cheerleading uniforms as surplus and approve the disposition via the most economical method, i.e., sell the personal property at a cost of $20.00 each with the proceeds deposited to the school’s cheerleading account and used within the program. |
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