§ 17.08.010. Authority to dispose of forest resources.

A.

The mayor is authorized to negotiate with private individuals or firms for the salvage or other harvest of dead and mature timber of commercial value upon borough-owned or borough-selected lands.

B.

The mayor shall identify harvest areas of at least 40 acres containing commercially valuable amounts of dead and mature timber. Notice of the parcels proposed for salvage or harvest of dead and mature timber shall be published per KPB Code 5.08.060 and shall inform prospective purchasers of the size, location and other pertinent information about the harvest area. The mayor may request that proposals be submitted by interested parties stating the parcels from which the parties propose to salvage or harvest their timber and the amount which the prospective purchaser would pay to the borough for harvest of timber.

C.

The mayor shall negotiate a contract for the salvage or harvest of timber from designated parcels with persons who have expressed interest in those parcels whether through the submission of a proposal or separate negotiation. Timber shall be sold by the board foot or by acreage, or other basis which may be agreed upon by the parties.

D.

The mayor shall prescribe such terms and conditions of sale in the contract and such conditions for the protection of the land as he deems to be in the best interests of the borough.

(Ord. No. 2009-38, § 1, 8-4-09; Ord. No. 81-3, § 1(part), 1981)