§ 14-16-106 - Sale or disposal of surplus property.
14-16-106. Sale or disposal of surplus property.
(a) If it is determined by the county judge to be surplus, any personal or real property owned by a county may be sold at public auction to the highest bidder.
(b) (1) Notice of the public auction shall be published at least one (1) time a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in the county.
(2) The notice shall specify the description of the property to be sold and the time and place of the public auction.
(c) (1) If it is determined by the county judge and the county assessor that any personal property owned by a county is junk, scrap, discarded, or otherwise of no value to the county, then the property may be disposed of in any manner deemed appropriate by the county judge.
(2) However, the county judge shall report monthly to the quorum court any property that has been disposed of under subdivision (c)(1) of this section.