(A) Any personal property impounded by the law enforcement office or Sheriff’s Department and unredeemed by the owner for a period of 60 days following the seizure shall be subject to sale by the Chief of Police, together with the City Mayor, to the highest bidder for cash, as hereinafter provided.
(B) The proceeds of the sale shall be deposited in a City account and applied first to all removal and storage charges, and any publication or other costs accumulated against each article. The proceeds remaining, if any, shall be held by the City Treasurer and shall be kept in a separate fund for a period of one year from the date of receipt.
(C) If, at the end of the year, the former owner of the property has not made satisfactory proof of claim, then the balance of the proceeds of the sale shall be credited to the General Fund of the City.
(1985 Code, § 10.03.180) (Ord. 373, passed 3-3-2020)