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<br />City of Big Lake <br /> <br />Chapter 2 Operations and Administration <br />Section 280 - Abandoned Property <br /> <br />Section 280 - Abandoned Property <br /> <br />280.01 Abandoned Motor Vehicles. <br /> <br />Subd. 1 Impoundment and Sale. The City police department shall take into custody and <br />impound any abandoned or unauthorized motor vehicle as defmed by Minn. Stat. ~ 168B.02. <br />It shall give notice of the taking as provided by law and if the owner or any lienholder does <br />not reclaim the vehicle within the period provided by law, it shall provide for the sale of the <br />vehicle to the highest bidder at public auction or sale following two weeks' published notice. <br /> <br />Subd. 2 Disposition of Proceeds. The proc~eds of the sale of an abandoned or <br />unauthorized motor vehicle shall be placed in the general fund of the City. If the former <br />owner or entitled lienholder makes application and furnishes satisfactory proof of ownership <br />or lien interest within 90 days of the sale, the former owner shall be paid the proceeds of the <br />sale of the vehicle less the cost of towing, preserving, and storing the vehicle and all <br />administrative, notice, and publication costs incurred in its handling. <br /> <br />280.02 Other Abandoned Property. <br /> <br />Subd. 1 Procedure. All other property lawfully coming into the possession of the City <br />shall be disposed of as provided in this Section. <br /> <br />Subd. 2 Storage. The department of the City acquiring possession of the property shall <br />arrange for its storage. If City facilities for storage are unavailable or inadequate, the <br />department may arrange for storage at privately owned facilities. <br /> <br />Subd. 3 Claim by Owner. The owner may claim the property by exhibiting satisfactory <br />proof of ownership and paying the City any storage or maintenance costs incurred by it. A <br />receipt for the property shall be obtained upon release to the owner. <br /> <br />Subd. 4 Sale. If the property remains unclaimed in the possession of the City for 60 days, <br />the property shall be sold to the highest bidder at a public auction conducted by the chief of <br />police of the City after two weeks' published notice setting forth the time and place of the sale <br />and the property to be sold. <br /> <br />Subd. 5 Disposition of Proceeds. The proceeds of the sale shall be placed in the general <br />fund of the City. If the former owner makes application and furnishes satisfactory proof of <br />ownership within six months of the sale, the former owner shall be paid the proceeds of the <br />sale of the property less the costs of storage and the proportionate part of the cost of <br />published notice and other costs of the sale. <br /> <br />2 - 21 <br /> <br />'. <br /> <br />'I <br />1 <br />-. <br />I <br />. <br />. <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />.. <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />~ <br />I <br />