HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - March 7, 1990 (45)Mr. Ray G. Davenport
23324 N. Dustin Road
Acaopo, California 95220
February 19, 1990
Mrs. Alice Remiche, City Clerk
City Hall, City of Lodi
221 West Pine Street
Lodi, California
95241-1910
Dear Madam Clerk:
Please consider this letter a communication to be read at the
Council meeting, February 21, 1990.
I request that the City Council reconsider Ordinance 1474 before
the ordinance becomes final, March 7, 1990.
It is my opinion that the City Manager has too much power and on
occasion the City Manager has, does and may abuse the power of
his office.
The ordinance as written provides notice of the disposal of City
property after the fact, that is the City property has already
been disposed of before the Council is notified.
Also, the City Purchasing Officer is under the direct control of
the City Manager, this in and of itself is fertile ground for
concern.
An alternatit,,e would be to structure the ordinance to include all
sales of surplus personal property that has a value of $500.00 or
more and is no longer required for City use be placed on the
Council agenda for Council approval and input prr�r to the dis-
posal of or sale of the "surplus" City property.
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This would help guard against discriminatory practices of dispos-
ing of City property to specially chosen individuals which ha8
occured in the past, also the Councfl and the voters would be
aware of proposed City business.
Finally, the advertisement for disposal of any City property
should be in a local newspaper serving the community.
Si erely vanra,
Ray enport