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A.
Authority; Notice; Sale:
1.
If any vehicle impounded as hereinbefore provided is not claimed within thirty (30) days after the giving of notice as aforesaid, it shall be deemed to have been abandoned by the owner thereof. At the expiration of which period of time, the police chief shall advertise such vehicle for sale and sell the same at public auction to the highest bidder for cash. Such advertisement shall be by publication of a notice of sale at least once, not less than seven (7) nor more than fourteen (14) days prior to the time fixed for the sale in a newspaper having a general circulation in the city, and by publicly posting a notice of such sale for not less than seven (7) nor more than fourteen (14) days prior thereto, as follows: one copy at the front door of the city office building; one copy at some other public place in the city to be selected by the police chief; and one copy at the entrance to the vehicle pound where said vehicle is stored. The police chief, in his discretion, may further advertise said sale by further notice of advertisement in a newspaper by him deemed to be most likely to give notice to prospective purchasers; provided, that the cost of such additional advertisement does not exceed five dollars ($5.00), but such additional notice is not required.
2.
The notice of sale shall describe the vehicle by manufacturer's trade name or make, body type, year, model, if known, and motor and license numbers, if any, and shall specify the time and place of sale, which shall be within the corporate limits of the city. A copy of the notice of sale shall be mailed to the owner of said vehicle, if known, at their last known address, at least seven (7) days prior to the date of said sale.
3.
At the time and place fixed for the sale, the police chief shall offer for sale and sell the said vehicle at public auction to the highest bidder for cash.
4.
At such sale, the city may bid upon and purchase said vehicle. If the city becomes the purchaser at such sale, it may credit upon the purchase price the pound service fee, the storage costs and charges incident to the impounding of the vehicle, and its costs and expenses incident to the making of such sale. If the vehicle is not sold to another purchaser, as hereinbefore provided, the police chief shall strike off and sell the same to the city for the amount of such service fee, storage costs, charges and expenses.
B.
Certificate of Sale: Upon consummation of the sale and receipt of the purchase price therefor, the police chief shall deliver possession of the vehicle to the purchaser and shall also execute and deliver to the purchaser his certificate of such sale. The certificate shall describe the vehicle in substantially the same manner as the notice of impounding, shall recite the fact of the sale, the price paid, and the purchaser's name and address, and shall contain a reference to subsection A of this section, which constitutes the authority for the sale. A copy of the certificate shall be filed with the city recorder.
C.
Disposition of Monies Received: All monies received by the police chief upon the sale of such vehicle shall be deposited in the city treasury. At any time within one year from and after such sale, the former owner of the vehicle sold, upon application to the city council, and upon presentation of satisfactory proof of ownership of the vehicle sold, shall be paid the proceeds of such sale, less the impounding fee, storage charges and expenses of sale hereinbefore provided. If the proceeds of such sale are not reclaimed within the said period of one year, they shall be credited to the general fund of the city.
(Ord. 815, 9-25-2012)