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`` O~tDINANCE NO. 83-•2535
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ,SALE OF STOLEN,
ABANDONED, OR RECOVERED PROPERTY; PROVIDING FOR..
THE MANNER`'OF ;NOTICE AND OF SALE; P'ROVIDING'FOR
THE BUTTES QF CZTY PERSONNEL REGARDING THE
DISPOSITION OF FUNDS AND THE DTSPOSITTON OF
WORTHLESS PROPERTY.
', WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Plainview has de-
ter~ined that stolen, abandoned, or recovered property' is being
accumulated by the Police Department. of the City which is of no
further evidencary:'value in the. prosecution 'of cases; and
WHEREAS-, the City Council deems it in. the best interest of the
-.City of Plainview that such property`be sold er otherHrise disposed
of:
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF RLAINVIEW, TEXAS, that:
Section `l: All abandoned, stolen, ar recovered property of every
kind, including motor vehicles,'~rhich shall remain with the Police
bepartment cf the City for a period of ,sixty (60) days, without.
.being claimed or reclaimed by the' owner, whether known or not, and
which is of .no further evidentiary 'value in the prosecution of
'criminal: or civil'tases, mad be sold or disposed of as provided..
herein.
Section ,~: The Chief of Police, or his designee, shall furnish to
theiCity G1Prk a List of all property subject to sale hereunder
before the date Qf sale. Possession of such property. shall remain
with' the Chief of Police,
Sect,!ion 3: Thirty (30) days notice of the time and place of sale,
'and la description list of the property a.nd motor vehicles, or both,.
to k~e offered for sale `shah. be;` postedl by the City Clerk at any
reg~llar entrance to the City Hall and a~t one other .public place in
Half' County, Texas, and if the name `of the Qwner of such property
-be mown, a copy thereof shall be sent to such owner by registered
mai ~' .
Sectionl4: When the requirements of the preceding sections have •
.bee met, the .property.. shall be offered for sale at a public.
auction to the highest bidder far each piece of property separately
or assexttbied in lots,`whchever in the discretion pf the City Clerk
shall offer the highest price obtainable for the property, provided
that motor vehicles that`are operative under their own power shall
be s~ld separately.
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-'Sectian~ 5: The pub:Iic auction provided for herein shall be con-
ducted at the place.. and'haur designated in the notice and all sales
shall be for cash.
Section 6: The City Clerk, or his designee, shall conduct the
public 'auction provided 'for in`this ordinance and shall keep. an
accurate statement of each 'article or'motor vehicle sold and the
price kid and paid therefor, and shall make a complete report in
writing to the City Manager of the tame, place.,.. and manner of
conducting t:he sale and all funds received on account of such
auction sha~:l be delivered to the City- Director of Finance.. who
shall give his receipt therefor. The Director of Financc is hereby
required to place all funds received 'by .him under and by virtue of
this ordinance to the credit, of the general fund, to be thereafter
disbursed as the City Council sha11 deem appropriate.
Section 7: Any property'whch has been listed and. offered for sale
`under the provisions of this chapter and for which no price or sum
-has !been offered,, if deemed. -by the Cit,f Clerk to be worthless and
witi}out value, shall.. be disposed of in such manner as the City
Cle.~k shall prescribe. A description. of all property destroyed. or
dis~osed of by -the City Clerk a worthless or without value shall
'.be ~eported'to the .City Council, .together with.. the date and manner
of disposal,-
- PASSED AND' APPROVED ON FIRST READING this ~~day of
r ~; 1983.
,, PASSED AND APPROVED ON SECOND ]READING this. day of
r l 9.8 3 .
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E . V . F,idlehuber,' Mayor
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Walter S.Dodson, City Clerk