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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 1302-1952 - Amended By Ordinance 4660 - 11/13/1952G;fJi 1/-!f:J p? I/ c.-e- 134 y Li:Il"Y ~ ~c;; ~ /fJ l)n~ 3; ,, . ) 5 f..J..-u-( /l( L 1 c ... 1302 Amended by Ordinance No. 4660 11 - 1 ~ -(.~5--:.::L ORDINANCE N0 .~,3_0_2 __ _ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 742, t1AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE SALE AND THE PROCEDURE TO BE FOUDWED IN MAX ING THE SALE OF ALL ABANDONED, STOLEN OR RECOVERED PROPERTY OF EVERY KJND WITHIN THE POSSESSION OF THE CITY OF LUBOOC~; JIROVIDING FOR THE DELIVERY OF SUCH PROPERTY TO THE PURCHASING AGWT, NOTICE AND MANNER OF SALE, THE TERMS UNDER WHICH THE SAME MAY BE SOLD AND PROVID- ING FOR REPORl'S THEREON AND DISPOSITION OF THE PROCEEDS, AND DECLARING AN RGENCY"; PROVIDING FOR THE SALE OF ALL ABANDONED, STOLW OR RJWOVERED :PROPERI'Y OF EllERY KIND IN THE POSSESSION OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK FOR A PERIOD OF SlXTY (60) DAYS;' AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the volume of abandoned, stolen or recovered personal property left in possession of the City of Lubbock is so great that existing facilities are inadequate to properly store and hold such property for as long as four (4) months before sale thereof and in many instances the cost·and expense to the City is greater than the value of such property left in its possession; and, WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that such property should be disposed of after it has been left in the possession of the City for a shorter period of time than that now provided for; and, vlliEREAS, the City Commission is of the opinion that a period of sixty (60) days is a reasonable time to hold such property before sale thereof; THEREFORE BE IT OFIDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK~ ttJHilr Or~e Number 7413 be, and the same is hereby amended and shall hereafter read as follows: SECTION 1. ~at property to be sold. All abandoned, stolen or recovereo1. property of every kind, including motor vehicles, which shall remain unclaimed with the Pol ice Department of the Oity of Lubbock for a period of sixty (60) days, without being claimed or reclaimed by the owners, whether known or not, may be sold or disposed of at public auction as herein provided. SECTION 2. Delivery to purchasing agent. The chief of police shall give to the purchasing agent of the City of Lubbock a list of all proper~ subject to sale hereunder and shall thereafter deliver said property, except motor vehicles \ to the purchasing agent before the date of sale, and take a receipt from said pur- chasing agent showing in detail all property so delivered. Motor vehicles shall be kept by the Qjl.ief of police until a sale has been made. SECTION 3. Notice, manner of sale. Thirty days' notice of the time and place of sale, and descriptive list of the property and motor vehicles or both, to be offered f or sale, shall be po sted at t he courthouse door of Lubbock County, Texas, and at ~ regular entrance to the City Hall and a cop,y thereof sent by registered mail to the last known address of the owner, in the event the name of the O'Wl'lar is known to the purchasing agent, and thereaft.er said property shall be offered for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for each piece of pro- perty separately or assembled in lots, whichever, in the discretion of the purchas- ing agent of the City of Lubbo~, shall of.fer the best price obtainable for said property, except that motor vehicles shall be sold separately. SECTION 4. All sales for cash. The public auotion provided for ip the preceding section shall be conducted at the place and hour designated in the notice and all sales shall be fo~ cash. c SECTION 5. Reports by purchasing agent; dlelivery of proceeds to City Auditor. The purchasing agent shall conduct sai d public auction, and he shall keep an accurate statement of each article or motor vehicle or both, sold and the price bid and paid therefor, and shall make a complete report in writing to the City Auditor of the City of Lubbock of the time , place and manner of conducting~ said sale and all funds received on account of said auction shall be delivered to the City Auditor who shall give his receipt therefor. SECTION 6. PrQceeQs to be credited to general fund. The City Auditor of the City of Lubbook is he~eb.y required to plao~ all funds received by him under and by virtue of this chapter to the credit of the general fund to be thereafter disbursed as the governing body of the City of Lubbock shal1 order. SECTION 7. Worthless property. Any property which has been listed and offered for sale and for which no price or sum has been offered, if deemed in the opinion of the purchasing agent to be worthless and without value, ahall be disposed of in such manner as the purchasing agent shall prescribe, 1'he descriptio of all property destroyed or disposed of by the purchasing agent as worthless or without valu&' shallbe reported to the governing body of the City of Lubbock, together with the date and manner of disposal. The fact that the City of Lubbock is now in possession of property whioh is deteriorating in value due to the lack of storage space, and immediate disposition thereof is required, together with a reasonable and proper proqadure to be followed in the disposition of such prope~ty f or the preservation of sueh pro- perty in the publ ic interest creates an emergency requiring that all rules and regulations be suspended and this Ordinance shall be effective from and after its ~bst ~readflng,;. AND IT IS SO ORDERED. On. motion of Commissioner Davis ------,-' seconded by Com- Morris missioner -------------------------' this Ordinance was passed this 13th day of _.:.lN""'o"""'v""em ..... b~e"'r,___ _____ , 1952, by the following vote: ATTEST: m.s:rr ll-lJ-52 Commissioners voting ttYEA 11 : Morris, Carpenter, Davis, Thomas & Mayor Tripp Commissioners voting 11NAY1•: None -2-