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County approves ordinance to update handling of found property; police to refurbish and donate bikes to charity
Summary
The Board adopted Ordinance 2025‑143 to update county code on disposition of found and recovered property, allowing agencies to refurbish unsold items such as bicycles and donate them to charity.
Clayton County commissioners on Tuesday adopted Ordinance 2025‑143, a change to the county code governing disposition of found or recovered property. Staff said the revision modernizes an ordinance that had focused largely on firearms, contraband and low‑value items such as bicycles.
Deputy police leadership told the board the amended code adds disposition options so law enforcement can refurbish unsold property and donate it to charitable organizations rather than rely solely on public sale, destruction or conversion to county use. “What we've decided that we wanna do is we would like to also add that last component ... we can refurbish it and then give it to charity,” the deputy said.
The ordinance amends several sections of Chapter 54 and renumbers portions of the article; the caption in the agenda packet said the text repeals and replaces sections dealing with claimed property, disposition of unsold property, and contraband. The board adopted the ordinance by voice vote; the chair declared the motion passed after commissioners voted in favor.
Why it matters: the change gives county law enforcement a formal mechanism to refurbish and repurpose lower‑value recovered items such as bicycles for charitable distribution, instead of disposal or auction.
