HomeMy WebLinkAbout05979ORDINANCE NO. 5979
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 7 OF TITLE XI OF
THE 1971 CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATING TO DIS-
POSITION OF LOST OR ABANDONED PROPERTY
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, COLORADO, that:
(Brackets indicate material being deleted; underscoring indicates
new material being added.)
SECTION 1.
Section 11 -7 -8 of Chapter 7, Title XI of the 1971 Code of
Ordinances of the City of Pueblo, as amended, is hereby amended to
read as follows:
11 -7 -8: UNCLAIMED PROPERTY; DISPOSITION BY SALE OR OTHER-
WISE; PROCEEDS
(a) At the time and place mentioned in the notice for
the sale of the property unclaimed as aforesaid, [it] the
Director of Finance shall [be the duty of the Director of
Finance to] attend and dispose of [sell] all such unclaimed
property excepting guns as follows: first, all unclaimed
personal property which is of use or benefit to any
department of the City shall be delivered over to the City
Purchasing Agent, and such property shall become the sole
property of the City and any claim of the owner to such
property shall be deemed forever extinguished and forfeited;
next, all remaining unclaimed personal property excepting
guns shall be sold by the Director of Finance at public
auction for the highest and best price the same will bring in
cash, and the Director shall [to] receive from the purchaser
of every article the amount paid by such purchaser for the
same, and [to] deliver the article purchased to the
purchaser.
(b) The manner of [disposing] auction sale of lost and
confiscated property shall be as follows: first, the articles
shall be offered in lots as small as practicable in order to
afford individuals the opportunity to bid thereon; second,
all articles that are not thus disposed of shall be offered
in wholesale lots; and third, any articles then remaining
shall be returned to the City Manager who may give such
remaining articles to charitable organizations, have them
destroyed, or saved, or retained for the City's use, at his
discretion.
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(c) When such sale is completed it shall be the duty of
the Director of Finance to make a report to the City Manager,
giving in detail a description of the articles so sold by him
and the amount of money received for each of the articles.
Such money shall be placed in the general fund.
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Chapter 7 of Title XI of the 1971 Code of Ordinances of the
City of Pueblo, is amended by the addition of a new section
11 -7 -10 thereof, to read as follows:
11 -7 -10: APPLICABILITY
This Chapter shall apply onlv to unclaimed personal
property coming into the hands of the custodian of stolen
goods as provided herein, and shall not apply to money,
funds, certificates of deposit, negotiable instruments,
intangible property or other property subject to the provi-
sions of Chapter 10 of Title XIV of this Code, nor to any
_abandoned vehicles subject to Chapter 1 of Title XV of this
Code and the Model Traffic Code for Colorado Municipalities,
as adopted and amended by Title XV of this Code.
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This Ordinance shall become effective 30 days after final
passage and approval.
ATTEST:
Acting City 6 lerk
INTRODUCED: June 12 , 1995
By Charles Jones
Councilperson
APPROVED:
President of the City Council
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