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ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING DISPOSAL BY PUBLIC AUCTION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY (VEHICLES) OWNED BY THE VILLAGE OF ORLAND PARK, ILLINOIS
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WHEREAS, at least a simple majority of the Corporate Authorities of the Village of Orland Park have decided that it is no longer necessary or useful for the Village of Orland Park to retain ownership of the personal property (vehicles) described below; and
WHEREAS, at least a simple majority of the said Corporate Authorities have therefore decided that continued ownership of the vehicles described below is not in the best interests of the Village of Orland Park; and
WHEREAS, the vehicles listed below are either Village-owned police vehicles that have exhausted their usable life or are vehicles that have been seized by the Village Police Department from drivers who were driving their vehicles while their drivers’ licenses were suspended for DUI or other violations, causing the vehicles to be seized and forfeited to the Village by order of the Circuit Court of Cook County; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park, Illinois, as follows:
SECTION 1
The above recitals are hereby incorporated into this section as fully as if they were set forth herein in their entirety.
SECTION 2
Pursuant to Section 11-76-4 of the Illinois Municipal Code, Illinois Compiled Statutes, 65 ILCS 5/11-76-4, the President and the Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park find that the items of personal property listed on EXHIBIT A (vehicles) now owned by the Village of Orland Park, Illinois, are no longer necessary or useful to the said Village and its best interests will be served by the sale at public auction of such vehicles.
SECTION 3
Pursuant to the said Section 11-76-4, the Village Manager is hereby authorized to and may direct the sale of the personal property to which Section 2 of this Ordinance refers as, “AS IS” and without warranties at public auction. The said public auction shall to be conducted by the auction house named on EXHIBIT A ("the "Auction House").
SECTION 4
The Auction House named on EXHIBIT A is hereby authorized and directed to advertise the sale of the vehicles listed on EXHIBIT A before the date of said public auction.
SECTION 5
No bid which is less than the minimum value as provided by the Village Manager to the Auction House shall be accepted by the Auction House as the sales price of property listed on EXHIBIT A of this Ordinance unless a lower amount is authorized by the Village Manager or his representative.
SECTION 6
Upon payment of the full sales price of a vehicle to the Village of Orland Park, the Village Manager and/or Village President is hereby authorized and directed to convey and transfer title to each purchased vehicle from the Village to the successful bidder/buyer and to execute all documents necessary to effectuate the sale.
SECTION 7
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, by a vote of at least a simple majority of the Corporate Authorities, and approval in the manner provided by law.