(A) Any items seized by the Code Enforcement Officer that the Code Enforcement Officer reasonably concludes has a more than marginal market value shall be retained by the city until the time set forth in the notice, or until the conclusion of any appeal proceedings, pursuant to § 95.05 have been concluded, whichever comes later.
(B) Thereafter, the city may publish a notice of its intent to dispose of the property through public sale by competitive bid. Notice of time and place of the sale must be given by advertisement of the sale, published once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the sale is to be held. The notice shall include a statement that the sale shall be subject to any and all liens. The sale is to be held at the nearest suitable place to where the property is held or stored. The advertisement must include a description of the goods and the time and place of the sale. The sale may take place no earlier than ten days after the final publication.
(C) From the surplus of the property sold at public sale, pursuant to the above, the city shall deduct from the proceeds the cost of transportation, storage, publication of notice and any administrative or legal fees incurred by the city. Thereafter, any surplus shall be applied to the lien imposed pursuant to § 95.06. Any remaining surplus shall be delivered to the owner of the property sold.
(Ord. 684, passed 1-26-98)