Any personal property which has been abandoned for more than 30 days may be disposed of by the Village under the procedures set forth in §
421-3 of this chapter.
Any personal property which may be disposed of pursuant to §§
421-1 and
421-2 of this chapter may be disposed of by the Village by any of the following methods:
A. Public sale (auction, set price or negotiated price),
where notice has been given to the public by posting in three places a minimum
of 10 days prior to the sale.
[Amended 8-2-1993 by Ord. No. 1666]
B. Private sale (restricted to equipment or other items
with a narrow market and limited appeal to the general public, said items
to be sold only under the direction of the Village Manager or his designee
after first providing a list of said equipment or other items to the Village
Board). The Village shall maintain an inventory of such property, the date
and method of disposal, the consideration received and the name and address
of the buyer.
C. Donation to charity (upon approval by the Village Board).
D. Use by the Village (upon approval by the Village Board).
E. Destruction.
(1) If the property is valued under $250, it may be disposed
of summarily.
(2) If the property has a value of $250 or more, it may be
disposed of upon approval by the Village Board.
F. The Chief of Police or his designee, as to property held
by the Police Department, and the Village Manager or his designee as to any
property held by any other Village Department, shall make a recommendation
as to which method would be in the best interests of the Village as to any
particular item.
[Amended 8-2-1993 by Ord. No. 1666]
This chapter shall have no applicability to firearms and ammunition
which may be disposed of only pursuant to § 968.20, Wis. Stats.,
nor to any other property specifically excluded pursuant to applicable federal
or state law.
[Amended 5-22-1991 by Ord. No. 1602]
Except where a penalty is otherwise prescribed, the penalty for violation of any provision of this chapter shall be as set forth in §
115-1 of the Village Code.