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ORDINANCE NO. 817 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 9.90, SALE OF LOST, ABANDONED AND CONFISCATED PROPERTY WHEREAS, the existing provisions of the Louisville Municipal Code dictate that abandoned property shall either escheat to the C.i t Y or shall be sold at a public sale; and, WHEREAS, it may not be economically feasible to offer all abandoned items for public sale if not claimed. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, COLORADO. Section 1 . Section 9.90.030, Chapter 9.90 of the - Louisville Municipal Code is hereby repealed. Section 2 . The following section is hereby added to - Chapter 9.90 of the Louisville Municipal Code: 9.90.030 Custodian of Property; Notice to Owner A. The Director of Public Safety shall appoint an employee of the police department to act as custodian of all property seized or taken by police or otherwise deposited to his care and shall provide a suitable location for the safekeeping of such property. B . If the owner of lost, abandoned, or stolen property is known or becomes known as a result of investigation, the custodian shall give notice to said owner that the property may be reclaimed and if it is not reclaimed within 45 days from the date of the notice, the property will be sold or otherwise disposed of by the Ci t Y . Section 3 . The following section is hereby added to Chapter 9.90 of the Louisville Municipal Code: 9.90.110 Return to Finder If an apparent owner has not made claim to property within sixty days after it has been deposited with the police department, any finder of record shall be notified in writing that the finder has twenty days to claim the property found. If the finder, within said twenty day period, makes a request for the property, the property shall be given to the finder.