The board of supervisors of any county shall receive in the name of the county conveyances for all property received and purchased by it, and shall make in the name of the county conveyances of all property belonging to the county and sold by it.

The board of supervisors of any county may sell or lease for a term not exceeding 99 years, without a vote of the electors of the county first being taken, any real property belonging to the county.

The Board of Supervisors of the County of Riverside may transfer to the Riverside County Regional Park and Open Space District, without a vote of the electors of the county first being taken, any real or personal property belonging to the county.

The sale may be made for cash, or for part cash and upon such terms of deferred payments secured by purchase money, mortgage, or deed of trust as are determined by the action of the board of supervisors.

The board of supervisors may use funds derived from the sale for the general purposes of the county, provided that the derived funds are used, in accordance with local, state, and federal law, for the purpose of the fund that had been the source for the acquisition of the property sold.

Any lease may be made upon such consideration or for such rental, as is authorized by the action of the board of supervisors.

Every sale or lease shall be made in the manner provided by this article.

Before ordering the sale or lease of any property the board of supervisors shall, in a regular open meeting, by a two-thirds vote of all its members, adopt a resolution, declaring its intention to sell the property, or a resolution declaring its intention to lease it, as the case may be. The resolution shall describe the property proposed to be sold, or leased, in a manner as to identify it and shall specify the minimum price, or rental, and the terms upon which it will be sold, or leased, and shall fix a time, not less than three weeks thereafter for a public meeting of the board of supervisors to be held at its regular place of meeting, at which sealed proposals to purchase or lease will be received and considered.

When the minimum price or annual rental is not over two thousand dollars ($2,000) or one hundred fifty dollars ($150) per month for a period of one year or less, instead of describing in detail the property and the terms on which it will be sold or leased, the resolution may briefly identify the property, state the minimum price or rental, and refer to the proposed form of conveyance or lease on file in the office of the clerk of the board of supervisors in which the terms for selling or leasing the property may be seen.

Whenever the board of supervisors determines that any real property or interest therein belonging to the county is no longer necessary for county or other public purposes, and its estimated value does not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), the county may sell, exchange, quitclaim, or convey that real property or interest therein in the manner and upon the terms and conditions approved by the board of supervisors without complying with any other sections in this article. The board of supervisors may, by ordinance, designate an appropriate county officer or officers to execute sales of the real property or interest therein, provided that notice of intention that the county officer or officers will execute the sale shall be posted in a public place for five working days prior to effecting the transfer.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board may grant or otherwise convey, or by ordinance, may authorize such county officer or officers as are deemed appropriate, to grant or otherwise convey an easement, license, or permit for use of any real property of the county to the state, or to any county, city, district, or public agency or corporation, or to any public utility corporation in the manner and upon the terms and conditions as the board or authorized county officer determines or prescribes, upon a finding by the board or authorized county officer that the conveyance is in the public interest and that the interest in land conveyed will not substantially conflict or interfere with the use of the property by the county.

Whenever the board of supervisors of a county containing a population of 6,000,000 or more determines that any real property or interest therein belonging to the county is no longer necessary for county or other public purposes, and its estimated sales price does not exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), the county may sell, exchange, quitclaim, or convey that real property or interest therein in the manner and upon the terms and conditions approved by the board of supervisors without complying with any other sections in this article. The board of supervisors may, by ordinance, designate any county officer or officers, as are deemed appropriate, to execute sales of the real property or interest therein, provided that a notice of intention that the county officer or officers will execute the sale shall be posted in a public place for five working days prior to effecting the transfer and, at least 10 days prior to effecting the transfer, the notice shall be published pursuant to Section 6061 in one or more newspapers of general circulation within the county and shall be mailed to any person requesting special notice, to any present tenant of the property, and to all owners of land adjoining the property. These sales shall be subject to final approval by the board of supervisors.

If, in the discretion of the board, it is advisable to offer to pay a commission to a licensed real estate broker who is instrumental in obtaining any proposal, the fact that such a commission will be paid and the rate thereof shall be specified in the resolution. No commission shall be paid unless the resolution specifically provides for the payment of the same and there is contained in or with the sealed proposal or stated in or with the oral bid, which is finally accepted, the name of the licensed real estate broker to whom it is to be paid, and the amount or rate thereof. Any commission shall, however, be paid only out of money received by the board from the sale or rental of the real property.

Notice of the adoption of the resolution and of the time and place of holding the meeting shall be given by posting copies of the resolution signed by the chairman of the board in three public places in the county, not less than 15 days before the date of the meeting, and by publishing the notice in the county pursuant to Section 6063. In addition, the board may purchase advertising space and may advertise the proposed sale or lease of the property in such newspapers, magazines, and other periodicals as, in their judgment, will best publicize the sale or lease to those persons most likely to bid for, purchase or lease the property.

Whenever it is proposed to lease real property and the board of supervisors unanimously determines in the resolution that in its opinion, the monthly rental value of the property does not exceed the sum of fifty dollars ($50), the resolution may, before the date of the meeting, be published in the county pursuant to Section 6062.

At the time and place fixed in the resolution for the meeting of the board of supervisors, all sealed proposals which have been received shall, in public session, be opened, examined, and declared by the board. Of the proposals submitted which conform to all terms and conditions specified in the resolution of intention to sell or to lease and which are made by responsible bidders, the proposal which is the highest shall be finally accepted, unless a higher oral bid is accepted or the board rejects all bids. In determining which is the highest sealed proposal, the board shall not subtract therefrom the commission, if any, which the proposal provides shall be paid to a licensed real estate broker. If the highest bid provides for such commission, the board shall pay to the broker the commission specified in the resolution, as provided in Section 25527.

Before accepting any written proposal, the board shall call for oral bids. If, upon the call for oral bidding, any responsible person offers to purchase the property or to lease the property, as the case may be, upon the terms and conditions specified in the resolution, for a price or rental exceeding by at least 5 percent, the highest written proposal which is made by a responsible person, such highest oral bid shall be finally accepted. In determining which is the highest oral bid the board shall not subtract therefrom any commission to be allowed to a licensed real estate broker, stated in or with the oral bid, but the board shall allow a commission at the rate specified in the resolution, as prescribed by Section 25527. Such commission shall not exceed one-half the difference between the highest sealed proposal and such highest oral bid, except that if both the highest sealed proposal and the highest oral bid were procured by licensed real estate brokers then the commission shall be divided between them in the manner provided by Section 25532.

In the event of a sale on a higher oral bid to a purchaser procured by a licensed real estate broker, other than the broker who submitted the highest written proposal, and who is qualified as provided in Section 25527 of this code, the board shall allow a commission on the full amount for which the sale is confirmed. One-half of the commission on the amount of the highest written proposal shall be paid to the broker who submitted it, and the balance of the commission on the purchase price to the broker who procured the purchaser to whom the sale was confirmed.

The final acceptance by the board of supervisors may be made either at the same session or at any adjourned session of the same meeting held within the 10 days next following.

The board of supervisors may at the session, if it deems such action to be for the best public interest, reject any and all bids, either written or oral, and withdraw the property from sale or lease.

Any resolution of acceptance of any bid made by the board of supervisors authorizes and directs the president of the board of supervisors, or other presiding officer, or the members thereof, to execute a deed or lease and to deliver it upon performance and compliance by the purchaser or lessee of all the terms or conditions of his contract to be performed concurrently therewith.