[R.O. 2007 § 200.130; CC 1979 § 10-25; Ord. No. 970 § 1, 1-31-1985]
For the purposes of this Article,
the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively
ascribed to them by this Section:
Any such property which has been in the possession of the
Police Department for a period of more than one (1) year without having
been claimed by any person entitled thereto including, but not limited
to, weapons, liquor, drugs, vehicles, bicycles, radios and TV sets.
Property belonging to the City which is no longer needed
or used including, but not limited to, vehicles, major equipment,
furniture, office equipment and supplies.
[R.O. 2007 § 200.140; CC 1979 § 10-26; Ord. No. 970 § 2, 1-31-1985]
Except as otherwise provided in Section 542.301, RSMo., as amended, abandoned property, as defined in Section 140.060 of this Article, shall be deemed to be forfeited to the City.
[R.O. 2007 § 200.150; CC 1979 § 10-27; Ord. No. 970 § 3, 1-31-1985; Ord. No. 1847 § 1, 2-13-1992; Ord. No. 3397 § 5, 2-22-2001; Ord. No. 3784 § 1, 2-13-2003; Ord. No. 5324 § 1, 1-14-2010]
A.
The City Administrator for the City of
St. Peters is hereby authorized to administer and implement the provisions
of this Article and to dispose of surplus and abandoned property when
no other procedure for disposal is provided by the laws of the State
of Missouri in the following manner:
1.
Property known and classified as
weapons including, but not limited to, knives, pistols, shotguns,
rifles, clubs, and chains shall be destroyed, except those which,
in the judgment of the Chief of Police have antique or unique value
or are capable of Police Department use. Such weapons so converted
become the property of the City, and upon documentation by the Chief
of Police and approval by the City Administrator.
2.
Property known and classified as
intoxicating liquor of any kind shall be destroyed.
3.
All property commonly known as drugs
or drug paraphernalia of any type shall be destroyed.
4.
The proper procedure for destroying abandoned property as identified in Subsections (1, 2 and 3) of this Section shall be as follows:
a.
The Chief of Police shall provide
a listing to the City Administrator of all items destroyed. Such listing
shall contain the date of possession, along with a statement of verification
co-signed by a witness that the items were destroyed and in what manner
so as to make them completely unusable. The statement shall also include
the date on which the items were destroyed.
5.
Surplus and abandoned property may
be converted to use by the City in its operations upon approval by
the City Administrator.
6.
All surplus and abandoned property
not otherwise disposed of under any other provision of this Section
shall be disposed of in any of the following ways:
a.
At a public auction or formal bid,
a notice shall be published at least once in a newspaper of general
circulation in St. Charles County, Missouri. This publication shall
be at least ten (10) days prior to the public auction or bid date.
b.
At an online auction, surplus and
abandoned property shall be sold through a competitive process or
on the Internet. This may be accomplished through the City's website
or a separate entity providing this service.
c.
Certain surplus property that is
determined by the City Administrator to be of such a character and
use that it would be more beneficial to offer as a trade-in to lower
the cost of a capital expenditure, may be offered as such in a formal
bid process.
d.
Certain surplus or abandoned property
the value of which is determined by the City Administrator to be of
such a character and use that a local charitable organization could
benefit from such items, maybe given to a charitable organization
pursuant to a written agreement to provide in-kind services to the
City for said items.
e.
Certain surplus or abandoned property
the value which is determined by the City Administrator to be of such
a character and use that the general public or businesses generally
would not be interested in acquiring the item or items of surplus
or abandoned property at a public or online auction, may be sold through
a private negotiated sale to a purchaser at the best price obtainable.
f.
Certain surplus or abandoned property
the value is determined by the City Administrator to be of such de
minimis or limited value as to not be efficiently sold by any means
as described in this Subsection may be discarded or sold for scrap
value.
g.
The City Administrator is hereby
authorized to execute all sale documents on behalf of the City. A
copy of receipts for items sold shall be retained in the records of
the City for not less than three (3) years of the auction, bid, trade-in,
donation or negotiated sale date.
[R.O. 2007 § 200.160; CC 1979 § 10-25; Ord. No. 1847 § 2, 2-13-1992]
No part of this Article shall pertain
to the sale or disposition of any real estate, or interests in real
estate, owned by the City of St. Peters.
