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In an effort to prevent the accumulation of obsolete and/or surplus equipment, vehicles, furnishings and building effects, and to provide equal access to sale items, the following procedures shall be followed:

1. Form BS-20-95/03 "Authorization for Equipment Transfers and Disposals" will be forwarded by the principal/supervisor to Division Office for authorization by the Supervisor of Business & Finance before any equipment is permanently moved to another location.

2. Approved forms will be returned to the principal/supervisor who will then arrange for the appropriate action. A copy of the approved form will be required by the Operations Dept. before picking up obsolete equipment or transferring items between schools.

3. The Business and Finance Department will use these forms in order to update Division inventory records.

4. Before authorizing a transfer to Operations for sale or disposal, the Business and Finance Dept. will forward a notice to all schools.

5. Major items will be advertised in the local newspaper.

6. Once a year, if quantities warrant, the Operations Dept. will conduct a public sale at the maintenance compound or arrange to join in the auction conducted by the City of Portage la Prairie.

7. The public will have equal access to all disposals items offered for sale.

8. All monies raised through the disposal of obsolete and/or surplus equipment, vehicles, furnishings and building effects shall be allocated under general revenues.

9. Items not deemed to be usable or saleable may be offered to non-profit charitable organizations at the discretion of the Superintendent/Secretary-Treasurer.

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