All property or money taken from persons under arrest or taken under suspicion or with knowledge of its having been stolen or feloniously obtained, all property or money constituting evidence or proceeds of crime, and all property or money lost or abandoned that may come into the possession of any member of the Police Department shall be delivered to the Police Chief. A record shall be kept containing a detailed description of the property, together with the name of the person from whom received, the names of any claimants thereto, the time of the seizure, and the final disposition of the property.
Property taken into custody by the Police Department of the City by reason of seizure or abandonment, or for any other reason, shall be held at the expense and risk of the person lawfully entitled to possession.
At any time within 30 days after property has been taken into possession by the Police Department, the person lawfully entitled to possession may reclaim it on application to the Police Chief and upon satisfactory proof of right to possession and payment of charges and expenses, if any, incurred in the preservation and custody of the property, provided that the property is not needed as evidence.
When any person arrested is adjudged not guilty of the offense charged and it has been determined that the property or money taken belongs to such person, that Police Chief shall deliver the property or money to him or her personally and take a written receipt. If the accused is held for trial or examination, the money or property shall remain in the custody of the Police Chief until the discharge or conviction of the person accused, unless the Police Chief has delivered the property or money to a State or County officer, as provided by law. This section shall be subject to any specific code provision dealing with confiscation and destruction.
Subject to other code provisions, all unclaimed property that has been in the possession of the Police Department for at least 60 days, and is no longer needed as evidence shall be disposed of by the Police Chief in one of the following ways:
A. 
It shall be destroyed, if so directed by Federal, State or City laws.
B. 
After a notice of intent to dispose of the unclaimed property is published and sent to any person that the City has reason to believe has an ownership or security interest, as provided in ORS 98.245 (Unclaimed Property in Possession of Law Enforcement Agency):
1. 
If the use of such property is requested by any department of the City and the property so requested is not subject to destruction under applicable Federal, State or City laws or as provided herein, the property shall be turned over to the City Manager, who shall sign and return a receipt for it to the department making the request.
2. 
If the use of such property is requested by any charitable or nonprofit organization, recognized as such pursuant to Federal Internal Revenue Statutes, and the property so requested is not subject to destruction, the property may be turned over to the organization upon approval by the City Manager.
3. 
All such property which is not disposed of as provided above shall be sold at public auction to the highest bidder. A public auction shall be held at a time and place to be fixed by the Police Chief. The Police Chief shall give notice of the sale in a manner reasonably calculated to give notice of the sale to the public. The proceeds of the sale shall, together with all money unclaimed for a period of six months or more, be paid to the Recorder and placed in the general fund of the City.
(Ord. 15-01, 2015)
At the time of payment of the purchase price for bicycles or parts sold by the City at public auction, the Police Chief shall make and execute a certificate of sale in duplicate, the original of which shall be delivered to the purchaser.
At any time within the period of two years after the sale of any property at public auction by the City, the owner of any property sold shall be entitled to have the balance of the proceeds of such sale paid to him or her, upon making application to the City Manager and presenting satisfactory proof of ownership.