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Timestamp: 2018-02-21 03:06:42
Document Index: 522399837

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 101', '§ 101', '§ 101', '§ 101', '§ 101', '§ 101', '§ 101', '§ 101']

Village of Argyle, WI Property, Surplus and Lost
Ch 101 Art I Disposal of Surplus Village Property
§ 101-2 Determination of surplus Village property (major items).
§ 101-3 Disposition of surplus Village property.
§ 101-4 Determination of fair market values.
§ 101-5 Authority to dispose of property.
Ch 101 Art II Lost and Abandoned Property
§ 101-6 Village custody of lost or abandoned property.
§ 101-7 Disposal procedures.
Chapter 101: Property, Surplus and Lost
Chapter 101 : Property, Surplus and Lost
Article I Disposal of Surplus Village Property
Article I: Disposal of Surplus Village Property
[Adopted 12-7-2005 as Title 3, Ch. 4, Sec. 3-4-1, of the 2005 Village Code]
Property which is owned by the Village of Argyle and which has no further usefulness to the Village. An item of property shall be considered to have no further usefulness when:
"Surplus property" as defined in this article shall not include land or buildings but shall include fixtures and such salvage as may be taken from a building without structural damage when such fixtures and salvage are not part of a demolition contract. Surplus Village property shall not include property which is obtained by the Village as a result of abandonment or loss by the property's original owner. Surplus Village property shall not include items of property which are traded in for newer items.
Whenever the fair market value of the item is more than $5,000, the Village Board shall determine whether or not the item is surplus Village property. If the Village Board determines the item is a surplus item, disposal may occur as prescribed in § 101-3.
Whenever the Village Board determines under § 101-2 that an item of property is surplus Village property, it shall dispose of such property as it determines, generally as prescribed below.
Whenever the fair market value of an item is more than $5,000 and the Village Board has determined, pursuant to the previous section, that the item is surplus Village property, or the Village Clerk-Treasurer has made such a determination for items with a value of less than $5,000, the Village Clerk-Treasurer or supervisor responsible for the items shall dispose of the property by:
Donation to a nonprofit organization within the Village or Lafayette County or to a governmental agency;
In the event of a public auction or sale by sealed bid, the item will be sold in "as-is" condition to the person submitting the highest bid; provided, however, that a lower bid submitted by a nonprofit organization or governmental agency may be accepted by the Village Board upon the recommendation of the Village Clerk-Treasurer. The department head responsible for the item shall determine the time in which the successful bidder must remove the item. In the event the item is not removed within that time, the item shall revert to the Village and the amount of the bid shall be forfeited to the Village. In the event no bids are received, the item shall be disposed of as directed by the Village Board.
No public auction or awarding of bids shall occur under this article unless a description of the item to be sold and an advance notice of the time and place for such auction or bid submission is first published as a Class 2 notice in the official Village newspaper.
Whenever this article requires a determination of the fair market value of an item of property, that determination shall be made by the department head responsible for the property, whose decision shall be final.
Except for library materials used by the public library for lending purposes, only the Village Board or Village Clerk-Treasurer, as authorized above, may dispose of Village property which is not surplus Village property.
Whenever this section provides for an auction or other disposition of any property, the Village Clerk-Treasurer shall be authorized to hire an auctioneer or take such other action as is necessary to properly dispose of the property; provided, however, that the fees of such auctioneer and all such costs, other than those for Village labor and the use of Village property, do not exceed the payment received by the Village from the auction or sale of the property.
Article II: Lost and Abandoned Property
[Adopted 12-7-2005 as Title 3, Ch. 4, Sec. 3-4-2, of the 2005 Village Code]
The Chief of Police shall permit citizens to claim lost property if they can provide sufficient proof that they are the rightful owners.
Classes of property. All property which has been abandoned, lost or remained unclaimed for a period of 30 days after the taking of possession of the same by the Village shall be disposed of as follows, except that, if the property is usable for Village operations, the property need not be sold at auction but may become the property of the Village.
Vehicles. Vehicles shall be disposed of as set forth in the applicable provisions of Chapter 625 of this Code.
Firearms, ammunition and explosives. Firearms or ammunition shall be returned to their rightful owner, destroyed or transferred to the State Crime Laboratory, the Division of Law Enforcement Services of the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Bureau of the U.S. Department of Treasury. Any explosive, flammable or other material proving a danger to life or property may be disposed of immediately upon taking possession thereof. The Chief of Police and the Fire Chief, after consulting with the County Sheriffs Department, are hereby authorized to determine the disposal procedure; provided, however, that any such procedure will attempt to return to its rightful owner any such material which appears to have been stolen.
Whenever any property under this section is sold by public auction or sale or by sealed bid, such auction or the awarding of bids shall be preceded by a Class 2 notice describing the property and arranging the time and place for the auction or bid submission; such notice shall be published in the official Village newspaper. The property auctioned or sold by sealed bid shall be sold in "as-is" condition to the highest bidder. No sale or auction shall occur until the Chief of Police has determined that the property has no value to any probable investigation or legal proceeding. The department head responsible for the property shall determine the time in which the successful bidder shall remove the property. In the event the property is not removed within that time, the property shall revert to the Village and the amount of the bid be forfeited to the Village.