Any unclaimed personal property, or property whose ownership is not satisfactorily established, other than animals, which has remained in the possession of the Chief of Police for a period of thirty (30) days, shall be sold and the proceeds of the sale shall be paid to the City Treasurer, except such personal property which at the option of the City Manager can be more advantageously used by any City department. The City Treasurer shall issue his receipt therefor and deposit the proceeds into the credit of the general fund of the City. Ten (10) days before sales of unclaimed property, the Chief of Police or his designee shall sign and have posted in at least four (4) public places in the City (one of which shall be the front door of the police station) notices of the time, place, and manner of the sale and examples of types of property. If the City Manager delivers any of the personal property to the Chief of Police for use in any City department, he shall so instruct the Chief of Police in writing and the chief shall thereupon deliver the personal property designated to that City department and shall keep record of its disposition.
(Code 1991, § 13-503)