[R.O. 2007 § 200.130; CC 1979 § 10-25; Ord. No. 970 § 1, 1-31-1985]
For the purposes of this Article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this Section:
ABANDONED PROPERTY
Any such property which has been in the possession of the Police Department for a period of more than one (1) year without having been claimed by any person entitled thereto including, but not limited to, weapons, liquor, drugs, vehicles, bicycles, radios and TV sets.
SURPLUS PROPERTY
Property belonging to the City which is no longer needed or used including, but not limited to, vehicles, major equipment, furniture, office equipment and supplies.
[R.O. 2007 § 200.140; CC 1979 § 10-26; Ord. No. 970 § 2, 1-31-1985]
Except as otherwise provided in Section 542.301, RSMo., as amended, abandoned property, as defined in Section 140.060 of this Article, shall be deemed to be forfeited to the City.
[R.O. 2007 § 200.150; CC 1979 § 10-27; Ord. No. 970 § 3, 1-31-1985; Ord. No. 1847 § 1, 2-13-1992; Ord. No. 3397 § 5, 2-22-2001; Ord. No. 3784 § 1, 2-13-2003; Ord. No. 5324 § 1, 1-14-2010]
A. 
The City Administrator for the City of St. Peters is hereby authorized to administer and implement the provisions of this Article and to dispose of surplus and abandoned property when no other procedure for disposal is provided by the laws of the State of Missouri in the following manner:
1. 
Property known and classified as weapons including, but not limited to, knives, pistols, shotguns, rifles, clubs, and chains shall be destroyed, except those which, in the judgment of the Chief of Police have antique or unique value or are capable of Police Department use. Such weapons so converted become the property of the City, and upon documentation by the Chief of Police and approval by the City Administrator.
2. 
Property known and classified as intoxicating liquor of any kind shall be destroyed.
3. 
All property commonly known as drugs or drug paraphernalia of any type shall be destroyed.
4. 
The proper procedure for destroying abandoned property as identified in Subsections (1, 2 and 3) of this Section shall be as follows:
a. 
The Chief of Police shall provide a listing to the City Administrator of all items destroyed. Such listing shall contain the date of possession, along with a statement of verification co-signed by a witness that the items were destroyed and in what manner so as to make them completely unusable. The statement shall also include the date on which the items were destroyed.
5. 
Surplus and abandoned property may be converted to use by the City in its operations upon approval by the City Administrator.
6. 
All surplus and abandoned property not otherwise disposed of under any other provision of this Section shall be disposed of in any of the following ways:
a. 
At a public auction or formal bid, a notice shall be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in St. Charles County, Missouri. This publication shall be at least ten (10) days prior to the public auction or bid date.
b. 
At an online auction, surplus and abandoned property shall be sold through a competitive process or on the Internet. This may be accomplished through the City's website or a separate entity providing this service.
c. 
Certain surplus property that is determined by the City Administrator to be of such a character and use that it would be more beneficial to offer as a trade-in to lower the cost of a capital expenditure, may be offered as such in a formal bid process.
d. 
Certain surplus or abandoned property the value of which is determined by the City Administrator to be of such a character and use that a local charitable organization could benefit from such items, maybe given to a charitable organization pursuant to a written agreement to provide in-kind services to the City for said items.
e. 
Certain surplus or abandoned property the value which is determined by the City Administrator to be of such a character and use that the general public or businesses generally would not be interested in acquiring the item or items of surplus or abandoned property at a public or online auction, may be sold through a private negotiated sale to a purchaser at the best price obtainable.
f. 
Certain surplus or abandoned property the value is determined by the City Administrator to be of such de minimis or limited value as to not be efficiently sold by any means as described in this Subsection may be discarded or sold for scrap value.
g. 
The City Administrator is hereby authorized to execute all sale documents on behalf of the City. A copy of receipts for items sold shall be retained in the records of the City for not less than three (3) years of the auction, bid, trade-in, donation or negotiated sale date.