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ORDINANCE NO. 1196
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITYOF CYPRESS,
CALIFORNIA, ADDING SECTION 21A-15(d) TO THE CYPRESS
MUNICIPAL CODE ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS ALLOWING THE
CITY MANAGER TO SURPLUS OFFICE FURNITURE AND RELATED
EQUIPMENT WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF LESS THAN $1,000
WHEREAS, the City periodically replaces city-owned office furniture, office
equipment and supplies which creates unneeded city-owned property with a negligible
dollar value; and
WHEREAS, section 21A-15 of the Cypress Municipal Code provides that all
equipment or supplies that do not have an identified use for the City are considered
surplus and must go through either a bidding process for disposition of such items or
can be sold for the highest scrap value obtained.
WHEREAS, some office furniture and office equipment and supplies determined
to have a negligible fair market value may be of use to local non-profits and/or other local
public agencies.
WHEREAS, donating such office furniture and office equipment and supplies to
local non-profits and/or other public agencies will be for the common benefit of the
community with negligible financial impacts to the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Cypress DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 21A-15(d) of the Cypress Municipal Code is hereby
added to read in its entirety as follows:
"Sec. 21A-15(d).
d. The city manager or designee is authorized to declare surplus office
furniture, office equipment and supplies (with a negligible fair market value) as
eligible for distribution to local non-profit organizations and local public agencies
rather than disposal through a formal bidding or auction process.
All non-profit agencies that participate in the Cypress Non-Profit Grant
Request Program will be notified when such items become available for
donation. Any entity requesting a donation must demonstrate a transparent need
for the item(s) and must utilize the item(s) as part of their operating activities.
The city manager or designee will determine the entities selected to receive a
donation based on overall value to the community. The total cumulative
value of any donated office furniture, office equipment and supplies to a single
non-profit or local public agency cannot exceed $1,000 annually.
SECTION 2. If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase,
or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by
the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of the Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that
it would have adopted this Ordinance and each section, subsection, subdivision,
sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more
sections, subsections, subdivisions, sentences, clauses, phrases or portions thereof be
declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this Ordinance and
this Ordinance shall be published as required by law and shall take effect as provided
by law.
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FIRST READING at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Cypress held on the
13th day of June, 2022 and finally adopted and ordered poste at . regular meeting held on
the 27th day of June, 2022.
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MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
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CITY CLERK OF TH CI O CYPRESS
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I, ALISHA FARNELL, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that
the foregoing Ordinance was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Cypress held on the 27th day of June, 2022, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Marquez, Minikus, Peat, Hertz-Mallari and Morales
NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
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CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS