(a) The chief of police or the director of the department holding property shall give the director a list of all unclaimed property subject to sale under this article and shall deliver the listed property, except motor vehicles, to the director before the date of sale. The director shall give the chief of police or other department director a receipt which indicates in detail all property delivered. The chief of police shall retain custody of motor vehicles until a sale is made.
(b) If in reviewing the list of unclaimed property subject to sale, the director determines that certain items of property could be used by the city, he may recommend to the city manager that the items be used for city purposes rather than sold. If the city manager believes that it is in the best interests of the city, he may authorize the director to remove specific items from the list of property subject to sale and to convert the items to use for city purposes. (Ord. Nos. 15519; 19312)