G15-92 Ordinance No. G15-92
AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 9 .55 ENTITLED "DISPOSAL OF LOST AND STOLEN
PROPERTY" OF THE ELGIN MUNICIPAL CODE, 1976, AS AMENDED
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN,
ILLINOIS:
Section 1 . That Section 9 .55 . 020 entitled "Disposal of
property" of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended, be
and is hereby further amended to read as follows :
9 .55 . 020 Disposal of property.
The custodian shall keep a record of all
property which may be seized or otherwise taken
possession of by the police department. The
custodian shall make reasonable inquiry and efforts
to identify and notify the owner or other person
entitled to possession thereof, and shall return the
property after such person has provided reasonable
and satisfactory proof of his ownership and right to
possession and reimburses the department for all
reasonable expenses for such custody. If such
property is not claimed by the rightful owner
thereof and possession surrendered to such owner
within thirty days of the final disposition of
judicial proceedings in connection with which such
property was seized or otherwise taken possession
of, or, in case there are no judicial proceedings,
and such property is not claimed by the rightful
owner thereof and possession surrendered to such
owner within six (6) months of such seizure or
taking by the police, said custodian shall proceed
to dispose of said property. If such property be
deemed salable the custodian shall cause to be
published in a daily newspaper of the city a notice
of sale or public auction of such property
describing in general terms and not by individual
item and shall give notice that if such property be
not claimed by the rightful owner or owners thereof
within ten days from the date of such publication,
such property will be sold by public auction at such
place as the chief of police may direct and in such
manner as to expose to the inspection of bidders all
property offered for sale. However, any such
unclaimed property, if deemed by the chief of police
to be of use to any city department, may be retained
for use of such department; any such unclaimed
property deemed by the custodian to be unsalable
shall be destroyed.
Section 2 . That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be and are
hereby repealed.
Section 3 . That this ordinance shall be in full force
and effect from and after its passage and publication in the
manner provided by law.
George V?DeVoorde, Mayor
Presented: April 8, 1992
Passed: April 8, 1992
Omnibus Vote: Yeas 7 Nays 0
Recorded:
Published:
Attest:
Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk
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