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RESOLUTION NO. 6217
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
Resolution No. 6217 Adopting a Policy for Unclaimed and Surplus Property
WHEREAS, the City of Mounds View from time to time has the need to dispose
of unclaimed or surplus property, and
WHEREAS, it is the desire and intent of the City to dispose of such property in a
fair and effective fashion, and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to establish a consistent practice by which said
property is either sold, donated, or disposed in such a fashion to optimize value for the
community, and
WHEREAS, an open and visible process of dealing with unclaimed and surplus
property is important to the City.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Mounds View City Council does
hereby approve effective March 22, 2004, the following policy:
1. Personal property. When personal property has lawfully come into the possession of the
city in the course of its municipal operation, including the seizure or confiscation thereof by
the police or by any other officer or employee of the city, and the property has remained
unclaimed by the owner and has been in the possession of the city continuously for a
period of 60 days, the City Clerk/Administrator may order the property to be disposed of in
the manner provided in this Resolution.
2. Surplus Property. When city equipment, furniture, vehicles, etc. have been replaced or
are no longer in working condition, the City Council may declare this property to be surplus.
3. Disposition of Unclaimed or Surplus Property. Unclaimed or surplus property can be
disposed of using the following methods: 1) Public auction, 2) direct sale to the public; 3)
donation to a nonprofit organization or other governmental unit; or 4) in the case of
damaged property or property which has no significant value, the property may be recycled
or disposed of as refuse.
4. Notice of auction or sale. If the property is going to be sold, either by auction or directly,
an advertisement must be placed in the official newspaper of the city. The sale shall be
held not less than six days following the date of the publication of the notice.
5. Content of notice. The notice shall contain: (1) a general description of the items of
property to be sold; (2) the general manner under which the property came into the
possession of the city; (3) whether the property will be auctioned or sold directly; and (4)
the time and place of the auction or sale.
6. Sale. The auction or sale shall be conducted by the City Clerk/Administrator or his or
her designee.
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7. Postponement. The auction or sale may be postponed from time to time by
inserting a notice of such postponement as soon as practicable in the newspaper in which
the original notice was published.
8. Certificate of sale. When the sale of the property is made, the City
Clerk/Administrator shall deliver to the purchaser a bill of sale containing a description of
the property sold and the price paid for each item.
9. Proceeds of sale. Proceeds of the sale shall be deposited by the City
Clerk/Administrator in the appropriate fund of the city. Within six months from the date of
the sale the former owner of any item of such property may make application to the city for
payment of the proceeds of the sale and after satisfactory proof of ownership furnished to
the city within six months from the date of sale, the city council shall order the sale price to
be paid to the former owner, after deducting therefrom the actual or reasonable cost and
expenses necessarily expended by the city in the conduct of the sale and the storage and
care of the property.
10. Exceptions. This Resolution also does not apply to any impounded animal or real
property; either land or buildings.
Adopted this 22nd day of March 2004.
ATTEST:
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Kurt Ulrich, City A ministrator
(SEAL)