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AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING DISPOSAL BY PUBLIC AUCTION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY IN THE POSSESSION OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF THE VILLAGE OF ORLAND PARK, ILLINOIS, PURSUANT TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY ACT
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WHEREAS, the items of personal property hereinafter described are in the possession and custody of the Orland Park Police Department under circumstances supporting a reasonable belief that such property was abandoned, lost or stolen or otherwise illegally possessed; and
WHEREAS, the Orland Park Police Department has made reasonable inquiry and efforts to identify and notify the owners or other persons entitled to possession thereof, and
WHEREAS, the identities or locations of the owners or other persons entitled to possession of the property has not been ascertained within six (6) months after the Police Department obtained possession thereof; and
WHEREAS, the Law Enforcement Disposition of Property Act (765 ILCS 1030/1, et seq.) authorizes the Chief of Police to effectuate the sale of such personal property for cash to the highest bidder at a public auction following publication of a notice of the said sale in the manner hereinafter set forth.
WHEREAS, the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park have determined that the items of personal property hereinafter described shall be sold at a public auction/sale on Saturday, December 14, 2019, between the hours of 10:00 o’clock am and 12:00 o’clock noon, CST.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park, Cook and Will Counties, Illinois, as follows:
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The Preamble is adopted as fully set forth herein.
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Pursuant to Section 3 of the Law Enforcement Disposition of Property Act (765 ILCS 1030/3), the “the Act”, the President and the Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park find that the items of personal property described in EXHIBIT “A” of this Ordinance now in the possession of the Vill...
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