The Chief of Police is hereby authorized to dispose of confiscated bicycles and other miscellaneous personalty confiscated by the Police Department during the lawful performance of its duties provided such bicycles and/or miscellaneous personalty have been held by the City for at least six months and further provided that if the Police Department is aware of the true owner of the confiscated bicycle and/or miscellaneous personalty and that the Department has given at least thirty days advance notice by regular United States Mail to such true owner that the confiscated bicycles and/or miscellaneous personalty will be sold at public auction or private sale at some time after such thirty day notice and further provided that no such confiscated bicycle and/or miscellaneous personalty having a value in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000) shall be sold by the Police Department or the Police Chief without first advertising for bids for the sale of such confiscated bicycle and/or miscellaneous personalty in accordance with law.
(Ord. 37-87. Passed 4-28-87; Ord. 55-20. Passed 11-24-20.)