(A) Any abandoned, junk or unauthorized motor vehicle impounded and not reclaimed under this chapter may be sold at public auction or sale, and any such vehicles not sold may be disposed of as scrap metal. The city may sell the vehicle by either public auction or public sale, whereby the city provides notice of and receives bids for the sale of the vehicle, and the vehicle shall be sold to the highest bidder.
(B) From the proceeds of the sale of any vehicle the towing contractor shall receive the cost of towing, preserving and storing the vehicle. The city shall reimburse itself for all notice and publication costs incurred pursuant to this chapter. Any remainder from the proceeds of a sale shall be held for the owner of the vehicle or entitled lienholder for 90 days, and then shall be deposited in the general fund of the city treasury.
(‘81 Code, § 19-76) (Ord. 228, passed 8-27-79; Am. Ord. 719, passed 7-11-02; Am. Ord. 923, passed 8-11-11)