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§ 160A -280. Donations of personal property to other governmental units.
<br />(a) A city may donate to another governmental unit within the United States, a sister city, or
<br />a nonprofit organization incorporated by (i) the United States, (ii) the District of Columbia, or
<br />(iii) one of the United States, any personal property, including supplies, materials, and
<br />equipment, that the governing board deems to be surplus, obsolete, or unused. The governing
<br />board of the city shall post a public notice at least five days prior to the adoption of a resolution
<br />approving the donation. The resolution shall be adopted prior to making any donation of surplus,
<br />obsolete, or unused personal property. For purposes of this section a sister city is a city in a
<br />nation other than the United States that has entered into a formal, written agreement or
<br />memorandum of understanding with the donor city for the purposes of establishing a long term
<br />partnership to promote communication, understanding, and goodwill between peoples and to
<br />develop mutually beneficial activities, programs, and ideas. The agreement or memorandum of
<br />understanding establishing the sister city relationship shall be signed by the mayors or chief
<br />elective officer of both the donor and recipient cities.
<br />(b) For the purposes of this section, the term "governmental unit" shall have the same
<br />meaning as defined by G.S. 160A- 274(a) and shall include North Carolina charter schools.
<br />(c) The authority granted to a city under this section is in addition to any authority granted
<br />under any other provision of law. (2007 -430, s. l; 2009 -141, ss. 1, 2, 3.)
<br />Definition of "Government Unit ":
<br />§ 160A -274. Sale, lease, exchange and joint use of governmental property.
<br />(a) For the purposes of this section, "governmental unit" means a city, county, school
<br />administrative unit, sanitary district, fire district, the State, or any other public district, authority,
<br />department, agency, board, commission, or institution.
<br />(b) Any governmental unit may, upon such terms and conditions as it deems wise, with or
<br />without consideration, exchange with, lease to, lease from, sell to, or purchase from any other
<br />governmental unit any interest in real or personal property.
<br />(c) Action under this section shall be taken by the governing body of the governmental unit.
<br />Action hereunder by any State agency, except the Department of Transportation, shall be taken
<br />only after approval by the Department of Administration. Action with regard to State property
<br />under the control of the Department of Transportation shall be taken by the Department of
<br />Transportation or its duly authorized delegate. Provided, any county board of education or board
<br />of education for any city administrative unit may, upon such terms and conditions as it deems
<br />wise, lease to another governmental unit for one dollar ($1.00) per year any real property owned
<br />or held by the board which has been determined by the board to be unnecessary or undesirable
<br />for public school purposes. (1969, c. 806; 1971, c. 698, s. l; 1973, c. 507, s. 5; 1975, c. 455; c.
<br />664, s. 9; c. 879, s. 46; 1977, c. 464, s. 34; 2001 -328, s. 6.)
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