1995-08BILL NO. 1995-8
AMENDMENT TO SECTION 315
OF THE ORDINANCE CODE OF THE CITY OF RICHFIELD
THE CITY OF RICHFIELD DOES ORDAIN:
Subsection 315.01 of the ordinance code of the City of Richfield entitled
"Disposition of unclaimed property in the possession of the city" is hereby amended:
Subd. 2. Method of disposition. If property has come into the possession of the
city and has remained unclaimed by the owner thereof for a period of s+~~e~#s-sixty
days or more, the city may dispose of such property by sale at auction or other sale. If
the property is a legal firearm, sale may only be to a licensed firearms dealer or
destroyed in accordance with state law. In all other cases the sale may be to the
public. The auction or sale shall be conducted under the direction of the city manager,
following published notice in the official newspaper at least ten days in advance of such
sale. Unclaimed properties shall be sold to the highest qualified bidder.
Subd. 7. Lost~ropertX. The provisions of subdivisions 1 through 6 of this
subsection do not apply to any item which is surrendered to the city as lost property.
Any such item shall be retained by the city for a period of ~i~ ~^^^^*"° sixty days and
shall be returned to its owner upon proper request at any time during that period. y4#ter
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tern^or re..„^c+ m~Lo ~ nl.~irr~ fnr re4~ ern of +hc „rn„o.+„ If, at the time of surrender, the
finder makes a proper request to claim the property, it shall be returned to the finder
upon the expiration of the retention period. The city council may require as a
precondition a person pay all cost reasonably incurred by the city in connection with its
efforts to identify and locate the owner. After ~iT sixty days any item which has
not been returned to its owner or claimed by the finder shall become the property of the
city and may be disposed of as provided in subdivisions 2 or 3 of this subsection. No
owner or finder shall have a claim against the city for disposition of lost property if a
good faith effort has been made to comply with this subdivision. The provisions of this
subdivision shall not apply to stolen property, keys, firearms, dangerous weapons,
illegal items, liquor or narcotics.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota this 8th day of
May, 1995.
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Martin J. Kirsch, Mayor
ATTEST:
Thomas P. Ferber, City Clerk
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BILL NO. 1995-8
AMENDMENT TO SECTION 315
OF THE ORDINANCE CODE
OF THE CITY OF RICsIFIFi.n
THE CITY OF RICHFIELD DOES ORDAIN:
Subsection 315.01 of the ordinance code of the City of
Richfield entitled "Disposition of unclaimed property in the
possession of the city"is hereby amended:
Subd. 2. Method of disuosition. If property has
come into the possession of the city and has remained
unclaimed by the owner thereof for a period of eix-~xewtbe
sixty days or more, the city may dispose of such property
by sale at auction or other sale. If the property is a legal
fuearm, sale may only be to a licensed firearms dealer
i destroyed in accordance v^th st~+t law In all other cases
the sale may be to the public. The auction or sale shall be
wnducted under the direction of the-city manager, follow-
ing published notice in the oflicial newspaper at least ten
days in advance of such sale. Unclaimed properties shall
be sold to the highest qualified bidder.
Subd. 7. Lost property. The provisions of subdivi-
sions 1 through 6 of this subsection do not apply to any
item which is surrendered to the city as lost property. Any
such item shall be retained by the city for a period of eia
~xeR6ke s~cty davs and shall be returned to its owner upon
proper request at any time during that period. A~er6kree
e~6ke-pre$ert~+- If. at the time of surrendel, the finder
li makes a uroper request to claim the urooer p. it shall be
returned to the finder upon the expiration of the retention
period. The city council may require as a precondition a
person pay all cost reasonably incurred by the city in con-.
nection with its efforts to identify and locate the owner.
After eix-exeabMe sixty davs any item which has not been
returned to its owner or claimed by the finder shall become
the property of the city and may be disposed of as provided
in subdivisions 2 or 3 of this subsection. No owner or finder
shall have a claim against the city for disposition of lost
property if a good faith etTort has bees made to comply
with this subdivision. The provisions of this subdivision
shall not apply to stolen property, keys, firearms, danger-
ous weapons, illegal items, liquor or narcotics.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield,
Minnesota this 8th day of May, 1995.
Martin J. Kirsch, Mayor
ATTEST:
Thomas P. Ferber, City Clerk
(May 17, 1995)-RICH