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139.03 ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 36 139.03 AUXILIARY POLICE; CREA'T'ION AND RULES AND REGULATIONS. (a) Approval of Establishment. .Council hereby approves the establishment of an Auxiliary Police Unit within the Police Department, to work in times of war and other emergency and to train and prepare for such occasions, as part of the civil defense program of the Village, and to exercise all of the powers conferred by Ohio R.C. 737.161, all under the direction of the Chief of Police under the control of the Mayor. (b) Approval of Constitution, B -Laws and Rules and Regulations The Constitution, By-Laws and Rules and Regulations governing the Auxiliary Police of Mayfield Village, dated January, 1976, and filed with Council, are hereby approved and made a part hereof insofar as not inconsistent with law. (Ord. 76-8. Passed 3-15-76. ) EDITOR'S NOTE: Council amendments to the Constitution, By-Laws and Rules and Regulations referred to herein are as follows: Ordinance Passed 78-55 ~ 11-11-78 139.04 DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY HELD BY POLICE DEPARTMENT. (a) Personal property which has been lost, abandoned, stolen or lawfully seized or forfeited, and which is in the custody of the Police Department, shall be~safely kept pending the time it is no longer needed as evidence, and disposed of pursuant to this section. (b) The Department shall make a reasonable effort to locate the persons entitled to possession of property in its custody, and to notify them when and where it may be claimed. In the absence of evidence identifying persons entitled to custody, it is sufficient notice to advertise in a newspaper of general circulation in the County for two consecutive weeks, such advertisement to briefly describe the nature of the property in custody and .inviting persons to view and establish their right to possession of such property. (c) A person loses any right he may have to possession of property: (1) Which was the subject, or was used in a conspiracy or attempt to commit, or the commission of, an offense other than a traffic offense, and such person is a conspirator, accomplice or offender with respect to the offense; or (2) When, in light of the nature of the property or the circumstances of such person, it is unlawful for him to acquire or possess it. (d) Unclaimed, forfeited and seized property in the custody of the Department shall be disposed of by the Chief of Police, with the approval of the Mayor, as follows: (1) Drugs shall be destroyed or placed in c ustody of the Secretary of the Treasury of the United mates for disposal or use for.. medical or scientific purposes under applicable Federal law. 1988 Replacement