A. If sixty (60) days elapse after removing a vehicle and giving notice as authorized above, during which the vehicle has not been claimed and the city's costs paid, the city shall cause the vehicle to be appraised.
B. If the vehicle is appraised at less than the costs incurred (including the advertising costs that would be incurred if the vehicles were sold at public auction), the director of traffic may then summarily dispose of the vehicle and execute an appropriate certificate of sale or destruction. One copy of such certificate shall be filed with the city clerk and another copy shall be forwarded to the appropriate office of the Idaho transportation department.
C. If the vehicle is appraised in excess of costs as described in subsection B of this section, the director of traffic shall post prominently in the city municipal building and publish once in a newspaper of general circulation within the city, a notice of public sale not less than ten (10) days before the date of the proposed sale. Such notice of sale shall include the following:
1. A statement that the sale is of property impounded by the city;
2. A description of the vehicle sufficient to identify it; and
3. A recitation of the date, time, and place of sale.
D. The vehicle shall be sold for cash to the highest and best bidder. At the time of payment of the purchase price, the director of traffic shall execute an appropriate certificate of sale, the original to be given to the purchaser, one copy to be filed with the city clerk, and another copy to be forwarded to the appropriate office of the Idaho transportation department.
E. Should the sale for any reason be invalid, the liability of the city or its employees or agents shall be strictly limited to the amount of the purchase price received.
F. Costs recovered in the course of any sale or distribution shall be deposited to the appropriate law enforcement budget of the city by the city treasurer and any surplus proceeds shall be paid to the owner of the vehicle, or party holding a valid lien or security interest, if known. (Ord. 179 §6, 1977)