ORDINANCE 6174079
ORDINANCE NO. 617
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING "EL SEGUNDO CITY
CODE, 1958, "BY AMENDING CHAPTER 4 OF
SAID CODE BY ADDING THERETO, ARTICLE III,
ENTITLED, "AUCTION AND DISPOSAL OF UN-
CLAIMED PROPERTY IN POSSESSION OF THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT."
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALI-
FORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That Chapter 4 of "The Code of the City of El
Segundo, California, 1958,' is amended by adding thereto, "Article III, "
Sections 4. 22 through 4. 31, which shall read as follows:
"ARTICLE III
"AUCTION AND DISPOSAL OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY IN
POSSESSION OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
"SEC. 4.22. POLICE CHIEF TO RECEIVE FOUND
PROPERTY AND MONEY. The police chief shall make pro-
vision for receiving and safekeeping found property and money
delivered to him or coming into his possession. A receipt shall
be issued to the person delivering such property or such money.
"SEC. 4.23. HOLDING AND DISPOSAL OF UNCLAIMED
PROPERTY. Such property, except unclaimed bicycles, shall
be held in a safe place and such money deposited with the Direc-
tor of Finance for a period of at least six months, and unclaimed
bicycles shall be held for a period of at least three months, unless
sooner claimed by the true owner, and shall then be deemed to be
unclaimed property or unclaimed money, subject to disposal as
provided in this Article.
"SEC. 4.24. TRUE OWNER MAY CLAIM PROPERTY OR
MONEY. During such time as any such property or money is so
held, it may be delivered or paid to the true owner. Such prop-
erty shall be delivered upon proof of ownership satisfactory to
the police chief after ten days'notice by mail to any others who
have asserted a claim of ownership, at any address given by
such persons. Such money shall be paid to the true owner upon
written order to the Director of Finance from the police chief.
The police chief shall make such order upon the same proof of
ownership and with the same notice as prescribed in the case of
property. If ownership cannot be determined to the satisfaction
of the police chief, he may refuse to deliver such property or
order the payment of such money to anyone until ordered to do
so by a court.
"SEC. 4.25. FINDER MAY RECLAIM PROPERTY OR
MONEY. If the true owner does not appear during the time such
property or money is so held, and claim the property or money,
it may be delivered back to the finder, other than a city employee
who found the same while performing his regular duty, if such
finder has served written notice upon the city that he wishes to
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rrassert a claim to the property or money as a finder, and if
he has complied with the requirement of the Civil Code govern-
ing the duties and obligations of a finder.
"SEC. 4.26. UNCLAIMED MONEY TO BE DEPOSITED
IN GENERAL FUND. All money so received by the police chief
and not delivered to the true owner during a six -month period
or the finder, shall thereafter be deposited in the general fund.
"SEC. 4. 27. UNCLAIMED PROPERTY TO BE USED BY
CITY OR SOLD AT AUCTION. Upon expiration of the initial
three or six -month period, as such may be applicable, any prop-
erty so received and not delivered to the true owner or finder
may be appropriated to the use of the City of El Segundo upon order
of the City Manager, and such property not appropriated to city
use may be sold at public auction to the highest bidder. Notice of
any such sale shall be given by the police chief at least five days
before the time fixed therefor by at least one publication in a news-
paper of general circulation within said city.
"SEC. 4. 28. PROCEEDS TO BE DEPOSITED IN GENERAL
FUND. After such auction is completed the Director of Finance
shall deposit the proceeds of the auction in the general fund.
"SEC. 4.29. UNSALABLE AND UNUSABLE PROPERTY.
Any property advertised and offered for sale but not sold and
not suitable for appropriation to the use of the city shall be
deemed to be of no value and shall be disposed of in such man-
ner as the City Manager directs.
"SEC. 4. 30. DANGEROUS OR PERISHABLE PROPERTY.
Any property coming into the possession of the police chief which
he determines to be dangerous or perishable may be disposed of
immediately, without notice, in such manner as he determines to
be in the public interest.
"SEC. 4. 31. ARTICLE NOT APPLICABLE. The provi-
sions of this Article shall not be deemed to apply to property sub-
ject to confiscation under the laws of the State of California or of
the United States of America, and shall apply to property held as
evidence only when the same is unclaimed by any person and no
other provisions of law are applicable concerning its disposition.'`
SECTION 2. That this ordinance shall become effective at mid-
night on the thirtieth day from and after the final passage and adoption thereof.
SECTION 3. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and
adoption of this ordinance; shall cause the same to be entered in the book of
original ordinances of said city; shall make a minute of the passage and
adoption thereof in the records of the meeting at which the same is passed
and adopted; and shall, within fifteen days after the passage and adoption
thereof, cause the same to be published once in the El Segundo Herald, a
weekly newspaper of general circulation, published and circulated within
said City of El Segundo, and which is hereby designated for that purpose.
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Passed, approved and adopted this 3rd day of Febru-
ary, , 1964.
ATTEST:
4-r-4=- City Clerk
(SEAL)
Mayor of the City bf El Segundo, California.
pro tempore
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA, )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, )
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO. )
I ...... F,UNJCE.u.. aCREAso N . 0. o , City Clerk of the City of El Segundo,
California, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council
of the said City is five; that the foregoing ordinance, being Ordinance No. .Q17.......
is a full, true and correct original of Ordinance Noo ..6170.. o . of the said City of El
Segundo, California, entitled:
"AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING "EL SEGUNDO CITY
CODE, 1958, "BY AMENDING CHAPTER 4 OF
SAID CODE BY ADDING THERETO, ARTICLE III,
ENTITLED, "AUCTION AND DISPOSAL OF UN-
CLAIMED PROPERTY IN POSSESSION OF THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT.";
which was duly passed and adopted by the said City Council, approved and signed
an ad'ou ned
by the Mayor of said City, and attested by the City Clerk of said City, alIXA ot r1gu�ar
meeting of the said Council held on the. , 3rA .. 0 . day of. ..F.Waruary.. ... , 19. e ..04,
and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote:
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do hereby further certify that pursuant to the provisions of Section 36933 of the
Government Code of the State of California, that the foregoing Ordinance No. 617 0 0 o o
was duly and regularly published according to law and the order of the City Council
of said City in the El Segundo Herald, a weekly newspaper of general circulation,
printed, published and circulated within the said City and that the some was so pub-
lished therein on the following date, to wit: oo o, o „oo,00..o..o..o „0000.....o,o „oo
City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, Californiao
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