PROPERTY DISPOSAL PROCEDURE
1. DEFINITIONS
Obsolete: Property that is outdated or not used because of obsolescence and is of no use
or value to the college.
Surplus: Property which no longer serves a useful purpose to the College; may also be
identied as obsolete, non-operational, or scrap.
Not Repairable: Property that is non-repairable or not cost eective to repair.
Cannibalize: Property is in non-repairable condition, but the component parts of
the equipment may be used to repair or replace parts on other college owned pieces of
equipment or given/sold to a salvage business.
Scrap: Property that can be re-used for raw material to produce new materials and
disposed of via an authorized salvage business.
Excess: Property which no longer has a useful purpose for a particular department/
division but may be utilized by another department/division within the college.
Disposal: e method in which the Business Services Division determines to be in the
College’s best interest to dispose of a piece of property. Examples of disposal methods are:
• Electronic or Public Auction
• Trade In
• Donation to non-prot organizations, city, county or state agencies
• Scrap Material
• Recycled to appropriate landll
• Cannibalize or junked
2. DISPOSAL PROCESS
e property custodian makes the determination that an item is no longer of use to him/
her. e user completes the “Authorization to Dispose of LCCC Property” form for the
item, which shall be inclusive of all required information, then;
e completed form is to be forwarded to the department dean/director for authorization
to dispose of the property, then;
e form is forwarded to the purchasing oce for review, determination of method of
disposal, and for processing nal disposition of the property.
For specic procedure details, please refer to LCCC Procedure #8301.
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