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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances 1974 12/19/1994. ; , ~_` 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ; ~~ ~ ~~~~~~ JAN 1 9 1995 " ~ ORDINANCE NO. Introduced by Carole Barlas 1974 N.C.S. Seconded by Lori Shea AIVIENDING SECTIONS 3.08.020 "SAFEKEEPING FOlt SIX 1VION'I'~S", 3.08.030 "~DEIVIPTION B~' OWNER - CHARGES", 3.08.040 "IDEL~I24' TO FINDER" ANI) 3.08.050 "DISPOSI'I'ION OF UNCI.AINIED 1VIONEY" OF C~IAP'I'ER 3.08 "DISPOSAL OF UNCI,AIlVIED PIZOPEit~'Y" OF 'T~E PE'I'ALITl1'~A 1VIUNICII'AI. CODE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA AS 26 FOLLOWS: 27 28 Section l. Sections 3.08.020 "Safekeeping for Six Months", 3.08.030 "Redemption by 29 Owner - Charges", 3.08.040 "Delivery to Finder" and 3.08.050 "Disposition of Unclaimed 30 Money" of Chapter 3.08 "Disposal of Unclaimed Property" of the Petaluma Municipal Code are 31 hereby amended to read as follows: 32 33 3.08,020 - Safekeepireg for three months. 34 Property received as provided by Section 3.08.010 shall be 35 stored in a safe place and money so received shall be deposited with 36 the city treasurer for a period of three months, unless sooner 37 claimed by the true owner, and shall then be deemed to be 1 Urd. 1974= NCS ~. ~ U~ 3 1 unclaimed property or unclaimed money and be subject to disposal 2 as provided in this chapter. 3 4 3.08.030 - Redemption by owner - Charges. 5 During the three-month period specified by Section 6 3.08.020, such property may be delivered or such money paid to 7 the true owner. Such property shall be delivered upon proof of 8 ownership satisfactory to the chief of police after ten days' notice 9 by mail to the person who delivered such property and to others 10 who have asserted a claim of ownership at any address given by ll such persons. Such money shall be paid to the true owner upon 12 written order to the city auditor and city treasurer from the chief of 13 police. The chief of police shall make such order upon the same 14 proof of ownership and with the same notice as prescribed in the 15 case of property. Charges for the care of the property or money 16 not exceeding ten percent of the value of the property or the 17 amount of money may be charged for its safekeeping. If ownership 18 cannot be determined to the satisfaction of the chief of police he 19 may refuse to deliver such property or order the payment of such 20 money to anyone until ordered to do so by a court having 21 jurisdiction. 22 23 3.Q8.040 - Delivery to finder. 24 If the true owner of the property or money regulated by this 25 article does not appear during the three-month period and claim the 26 property or money, it may be delivered back to the person who 27 delivered it to the chief of police if, at the time of delivery, such 28 person indicated in writing that he wished to assert a claim to the 29 property or money as a finder. Charges may be imposed as 30 provided in Section 3.08.030. 2 Ord. 1974 NCS ~~ • ~ ~~ 3 ~, . ~ r ~, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 3.08.050 - Disposition of unclaimed money. All money received by the chief of police as provided by this chapter and not delivered to the true owner during the three-month period or to the finder shall within thirty days thereafter be deposited in the general fund of the city. Section 2. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase or word of this ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the City of Petaluma hereby declares that it would have passed and adopted this ordinance and each and all provisions thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more of said provisions be declared unconstitutional. Section 3. The City Clerk is hereby directed to publish/post this ordinance for the period and in the manner required by the City Charter. INTRODUCED and ordered posted this 5th day of December , 1994 ADOPTED this 19th day of Decemtier , 1994 by the following vote: AYES: Parkerson, Read, Barlas, Shea, Vice Mayor Sobel, Mayor Hilligoss NOES: None ABSENT: Hamilton ATTEST: 1"-~ %! City Clerk winword\ord 12/8/94 (fmlc) 3 Ord. 1974 NCS ~~ . 3 0~ 3