(A) If any officer, employee or department of the city shall have in his or her possession any property not belonging to the city, but which shall have been left with and be in possession of the person or department for a period of three months and shall not be claimed by any person during that three-month period, then the officer, employee or department shall, at the end of the three-month period, deliver the same into the custody and possession of the Police Department of the city.
('61 Code, § 2.1)
(B) Unclaimed property which shall have come into the Police Department as provided in division (A) above shall be kept and retained by the Police Department for a further period of six months, during which time the owner shall have the right to reclaim the same. In the event no person shall claim the property during that six-month period, it shall thereafter be sold by the Police Chief at a public auction to the highest bidder. The Chief shall give notice of the sale of this property at least five days before the time fixed therefor by publication once in a newspaper of general circulation published in the city.
('61 Code, § 2.2)
(Ord. 211, passed - - )