FILE:  DFM

Cf:  DFN

 

SALE OF SURPLUS EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

 

 

Merchandise and equipment no longer usable for the purpose for which it was acquired or built shall be declared surplus by the Superintendent upon notification by the department to which the merchandise or equipment has been assigned.  The equipment and appliances will then be inspected to determine if they are usable or should be declared surplus.

 

Following a declaration by Board motion that moveable property is no longer needed and is therefore surplus, the property may be sold or disposed of by utilizing the procedure stipulated by the Board in its motion.  These procedures include, but are not limited to; sealed bids, sale by a licensed auctioneer, disposal through state surplus, internet auction or inter-governmental agreement under the local services law.  Unless the Board directs otherwise, the proceeds of the sale shall be payable to the Rapides Parish School Board and shall thereafter be forwarded to or credited to the budget of the specific school or School Board department and allocated for the purchase of new materials, supplies or equipment for the respective school or department.

 

Items declared surplus or unfit for further use by the Board shall be stored at the school/department where assigned until the merchandise or equipment is properly sold or other plans for disposition are approved by the Superintendent.

 

The sale of surplus merchandise or equipment shall be final, on the "as is" or "where is" basis and shall carry no warranties whatsoever.  If not sold, these items shall be sold as junk, or if no salvage value can be realized, destroyed in the most economical manner possible.

 

COMPUTING DEVICES

 

When the School Board determines that an individual computing device used by a student or students has reached the end of its typical life cycle, is no longer needed for school purposes, and will be removed from classroom use, and that the best interest of the public school system would be served by the private sale of such device due to the cost of auctioning the device or recycling it or due to other factors, the School Board may sell the device to a student enrolled in a school in the school system or to the parent, tutor, or legal guardian of such a student.

 

The sale price for the device shall be reasonably equivalent to the value of the device, taking into consideration its typical life cycle, current condition, and costs of other methods of alienation or disposal.

 

All such sales shall be in accordance with School Board policies, and sale prices shall be approved by appropriate school system administrative personnel prior to sale.  Such sales shall apply only to individual computing devices used for classwork by students and shall not apply to other computer equipment or related equipment such as routers, switches, or servers.

 

New policy:  December, 2012

 

 

Ref:     La. Rev. Stat. Ann. ยงยง17:87.6, 38:2320, 41:891, 41:892, 41:894, 49:125

Board minutes, 2-5-13

 

Rapides Parish School Board