[R.O. 2009 § 100.080; R.O. 2006 § 100.040; Ord. No. 600 § 1, 8-16-1982; Ord. No. 1908 § 1, 11-20-1995; Ord. No. 2092 § 1, 9-15-1997]
A. ABANDONED OR UNCLAIMED PERSONAL PROPERTY SURPLUS PROPERTY
Definitions. For purpose of this Section, the following definitions will apply:
Personal property in the possession of the City, and/or its agents, including the St. Louis County Police Department/City of Fenton, for which the owner cannot be located through reasonable effort, and which is being held for no legal purpose.
Personal property owned by the City for which no need exists and is established as surplus by a majority vote of the Board of Aldermen.
B.
Inventory And Disposal.
1.
From time to time, all Department Heads shall report to the City Administrator on unclaimed and abandoned personal property in the possession of the City for presentation to the Board and approval regarding the proper means for sale or disposal of the same. Prior to presentation to the Board, all Department Heads shall make reasonable efforts to locate the owners of the abandoned or unclaimed personal property in the possession of their Department.
2.
Any property a Department Head deems is no longer usable by the Department, the Department Head shall report the same to the Board of Aldermen for declaration of the same as surplus and approval for sale or proper disposal of the same.
3.
All abandoned and unclaimed personal property in the possession of the St. Louis County Police Department/City of Fenton shall be considered property of the County and disposed of by the Property Control Unit pursuant to rules and regulations of the St. Louis County Police Department.
C.
Abandoned Automobiles Not Affected. Nothing in this Section shall in any way affect or conflict with those ordinances, if any, dealing with abandoned motor vehicles.