Notice of Intent to Donate Surplus Personal Property

Published on June 16, 2025

The Charlotte Area Transit Systems (CATS), a component department of the City of Charlotte, has identified unclaimed cell phones and other electronics that have been abandoned on CATS vehicles or facilities and never claimed by the owner. The City of Charlotte is considering donating the unclaimed cell phones and other electronics to The Charitable Recycling organization., a non-profit organization.

The Charitable Recycling organization proposes to use the unclaimed cell phones and other electronics for its 911 Cell Phone Bank (911CPB) initiative to donate to law enforcement and victims’ agencies to distribute to victims of human trafficking and domestic violence.

Notice is hereby given pursuant to N.C. General Statute § 160A-280 that the City Council of the City of Charlotte intends to consider authorizing the periodic donation of unclaimed cell phones and other electronics to The Charitable Recycling organization at its June 23, 2025 meeting.

The meeting will be located in the Meeting Chamber at the Charlotte- Mecklenburg Government Center, 600 E. Fourth Street in Charlotte, NC 28202.  

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