If unclaimed property has been in the city’s possession for three months or more and has not been claimed by its owner, after notice pursuant to CMC 3.20.030, the city manager may use that property in city service, sell it at public auction, or, if the property remains unsold after auction, destroy that property or dispose of it in any other lawful manner. The net proceeds of any sale of unclaimed property shall be deposited in the general fund of the city. (Ord. 492 § 1; Ord. 472 § 1. 2002 Code § 2-10.2).