(A) Disposition of vehicles. Upon removing a vehicle under the provisions of § 95.05(B) above, the city shall after 10 days cause it to be appraised. If the vehicle is appraised at $75 or less, the Chief of Police shall execute an affidavit so attesting and describing the vehicle, including the license plates, if any, and stating the location and appraised value of the vehicle. The Chief of Police, after complying with the above, may summarily dispose of the vehicle and execute a certificate of sale. If the vehicle is appraised at over $75, the Chief of Police shall give notice of public sale not less than 30 days before the date of the proposed sale.
(B) Contents of public sale notice. The notice of sale shall state:
(1) The sale is of abandoned property in the possession of the city;
(2) A description of the vehicle, including make, model, license number, and any other information which will accurately identify the vehicle;
(3) The terms of the sale; and
(4) The date, time, and place of the sale.
(C) Public sale. The vehicle shall be sold to the highest and best bidder. At the time of payment of the purchase price, the Chief of Police shall execute a certificate of sale in duplicate, the original of which to be given to the purchaser, and the copy thereof to be filed with the Clerk of the city. Should the sale for any reason by invalid, the city’s liability shall be limited to the return of the purchase price.
(1969 Code, § 16-121) (Ord. 1975-26, passed 10-27-1975)