7-4-2: ENFORCEMENT OF LIEN ON PROPERTIES IMPOUNDED:
All motor vehicles and other personal property impounded or heretofore impounded by the police department and unredeemed by the owner thereof for a period of sixty (60) days shall thereafter be subject to sale by the chief of police to the highest bidder for cash as hereinafter provided, and the proceeds of said sale shall be applied first to all removal and storage charges accumulated against each article and the remaining balance shall be deposited with the treasurer and credited with him and shall be kept in a separate fund for a period of one year from the date of receipt and if at the end of said year the former owner of said property has not made satisfactory proof of claim as hereinafter provided then the balance of said proceeds of sale shall be credited to the general fund of the municipality and the former owner shall have no further rights to reimbursement. (Ord. 395, 4-16-2013)