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213.05 MONEY. Any money which is not claimed by the owner within 60 days or by a finder pursuant to § 213.03, or which was seized from illegal gambling, shall be deposited in the city's general fund. 213.06 PROPERTY SEIZED AS EVIDENCE. Any property seized as evidence shall, when no longer needed as evidence, be returned to the owner, unless otherwise subject to lawful detention. The property which is otherwise subject to lawful detention shall be destroyed or otherwise disposed of as directed by the court. 213.07 DISPOSAL. (1) City use. Any unclaimed property for which no other manner of disposal is provided by §§ 213.01 through 213.06 and which is not claimed by the owner within 60 days may be appropriated to city use upon approval of the appropriation by the Council. (2) Sale. Any property described in division (1) which is not appropriated to city use shall be sold to the highest bidder at public auction in a manner that provides access for the public, following at least one published proper notice not less than done week prior to the auction sale. The notice shall contain the following information: (a) The date, time and place -location or electronic medium of the sale; (b) The general description of the property to be sold; (c) Whether or not the property will be sold piecemeal or otherwise; (d) The terms of payment; and (e) (d) manner in which the sale shall be conducted. (3) Proceeds. The proceeds of any sale shall be placed in the general fund of the city, or in any other fund of the city as the City Council may, from time to time, designate by resolution. The former owner of any property so sold may claim the sale price of the sale of the former property within six months from the date of the sale from the fund; provided, however, that the former owner shall only be entitled to the sale price upon proof of the former ownership and less reasonable expenses incurred in the storage, care, keeping and sale of the property. (4) Unsold property. Any unclaimed property remaining unsold after public auction -the attempted sale shall be disposed of as directed by the Council.