Ord 56 Unclaimed PropetyORDINANCE NO.
Village of Mendota Heights
Dakota County, Minnesota
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR CUSTODY AND
DISPOSAL OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY
The Village Council of Mendota Heights ordains
as follows:
Section 1. Any unclaimed, personal property coming into
the possession of the Village of Mendota Heights
may be disposed of by the Village as follows:
(A) Upon being held by the Village and unclaimed
by the owner thereof for a period of six (6) months
such property shall be sold by the Village at a
public auction to the highest bidder. Notice of
such sale shall be published in the designated
legal newspaper of the Village at least ten (10)
days prior to the date of such sale. Said notice
shall state the place and time of such sale, and
shall contain a general description of the property
to be sold. In lieu of a public auction sale, any
of such unclaimed, personal property may be appropriated
to the use of the Village upon approval of such
appropriation by the Village Council.
Section 2. The true owner of any such unclaimed, personal
property held for sale or disposal by the Village may
reclaim his property upon satisfactory proof of owner-
ship thereof prior to the sale or other disposition
hereunder. If such unclaimed personal property has
been sold gr.otherwise been disposed of under the pro-
visions of this Ordinance, the true owner upon application
to the Village Clerk within six (6) months of such
sale or disposition and upon satisfactory proof of owner-
ship shall be entitled to receive the actual sale
price of such property except that there shall be
deducted from said sale price any expenses incurred by
the Village in connection with the retention, storage,
and sale of such property.
Section 3. The proceeds of any such public auction sale
shall be applied in payment of the expenses of the
sale and all other costs incurred in retaining and stor-
ing such property. The balance of the proceeds re-
maining from such sale shall be paid into the general
fund of the Village. Any property offered for sale but
not sold and not suitable for appropriation to the use of
the Village shall be deemed to be of no value and shall
be disposed of in such manner as the Village Council
directs.
Section 4. The Village Council may, without notice, and
in such manner as it determines to be in the public
interest, provide for the disposition immediately of
any property coming into the Village's possession which
the Council determines to be dangerous or perishable.
A record of all pertinent facts of the receipt and dis-
posal of such property shall be prepared and filed in
the office of the Village Clerk.
Section 5. Definitions.
(A) Unclaimed personal property as used hereunder
includes any personal property stolen and recovered,
abandoned, confiscated or otherwise lawfully acquired
by the Village including but not limited to bicycles,
automobiles, or parts thereof or machinery or parts
thereof.
(B) The date on which personal property comes
into the possession of the Village shall be the
date upon which the Village or any department of
the Village acquires actual physical possession or
exercises dominion and control over such personal
property.
Section 6. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in
full force and effect from and after its publication
according to law.
Of �n cted and ordained into an Ordinance this day
� , 1966.
ATTEST:
William F. Cal i
Cle
THE VILLAGE OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
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Donald L. Huber
Mayor