Rules for trading county land for private land

A. No exchange of real property for private property shall be made, unless the council finds that the purpose of the exchange is in the public interest and adopts a resolution to that effect, approved by two-thirds of its members. Such public interests may include: 1. Consolidation of holdings of real property. 2. Realigning boundaries of real property. 3. Acquisition of adequate access for landlocked real property. B. Exchanges shall be effective without public auction. Public notice of an exchange shall be published at least once in two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the County. The notice shall contain a general description of the real property proposed to be disposed, including the size, location, address and tax map key. C. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, the director may exchange real property for private property without council approval and without public notice when the assessed value of the private property is $250,000 or less and the exchange is necessary for road-related, bridge-related, or drainage-related improvements. D. The director shall notify the council in writing of any exchange made pursuant to subsection (C) no later than five days after the date the exchange is completed. The notice shall include the basis for the exchange and a map of the exchanged property. (Ord. No. 4274, § 2, 2016; Ord. 1558 § 1 (part), 1986)