(A) Except as otherwise provided by law, if any such property remains unclaimed and unrestored for at least six months, the property shall be sold at public auction to the highest bidder at such time or times as the Police Chief determines. The auction shall be conducted by the Police Chief. The property may be sold separately or in such lot or lots as the Police Chief may determine. The purchasers at the auction sale shall take a clear title to the property purchased free of any right of redemption.
(B) Notwithstanding the provisions of this subchapter, where the unclaimed property can be utilized by the city, upon the direction of the City Manager, the property may be devoted to such use.
('83 Code, § 2.64.030)