Purpose
To assist departments to understand the proper methods to be used when selling or otherwise disposing of University property.

3342-5-23 Administrative policy and procedure regarding purchasing, sales and disposal of property and inventory control assigns responsibility to the Procurement Department.

Step One: Department determines useful value.

Items with no useful value should be disposed of through normal waste disposal methods.

Items with useful value can be offered to others through the use of an advertised public sale bid (to be used when departments want to sell items) or to other university departments through a posting on the Procurement Department Surplus Equipment Web Site.

Step Two: Public Sale Bid or Surplus Equipment Web Site Posting

Public Sale Bid:

The department must provide descriptive information about the intended sales item to the Procurement Department (330-672-2276). The assigned Procurement Department professional will work with the department to determine all of the particular sale specifications.

Surplus Equipment Web Site Posting:

The department should contact the Procurement Department (330-672-2276) with any questions concerning the posting of an item on the Procurement Web Site. An item's description and photo (if desired) are displayed for approximately 30 days. The Site allows two departments to contact each other to arrange the re-distribution of the item. Campus Environment & Operations (Jeff Brewster at 330-672-8704) will physically move and transport the item. After the 30 day Surplus Equipment Web Site Posting has lapsed, all items are removed from the site.

Step Three: Disposal of Surplus Items

Contact Campus Environment & Operations (Jeff Brewster at 330-672-8704) for disposal of unclaimed unwanted items.