(A) If, within six months after the sale, the owner of the property files with the City Council a claim for the property and proves a right to the property, the City Council shall direct the Treasurer, who received proceeds of the sale of that property, to pay the owner the amount of proceeds or the face value of money not subject to the public sale provision contained in this chapter. The City Council shall not approve any claims filed more than 180 days after the sale.
(B) The Chief of Police disposing of property as provided in this chapter shall not be liable to the owner of that property.
(C) Whenever any administrative officer of the city shall, in the performance of his or her duties, come into possession of abandoned or lost personal property or recovered stolen property, including money, a description of the property and the date of possession shall be entered in a log to be maintained by the City Clerk. When such property has been held and unclaimed for a period of six months, the City Clerk shall report the fact to the City Council and request authority to dispose of it as hereinafter provided. Money that is unclaimed for six months may be deposited in the City General Fund.
(Ord. 91, passed 12-3-1985)