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shall comply with the federal constitutional requirement of due process of 1 aw, and the procedures to be followed at any hearings requested thereon. The rules shall be adopted i n the manner set forth i n section 2.019 of this code. Section 7. Anew Section 5.696 i s added to the Eugene Cade, 1971, to provide: . 96 im aundmen . p _ t - In„ventorY. When a veh i cl a has been 1 awful ly imp0unded by the c~lty, the contents shall be inventoried. An inventor y conducted pursuant to the s sects on shall be made for the fo11 owe ng purposes: ~a} Ta ensure the protection of the owner's property while ~t ~s impounded; fib} Ta reduce the potential assertion of false claims against the city or other persons far 1 ast, stolen ar damaged property; and ~c} To reduce the danger to police officers and others from the impoundment of uninventoried property. The city manager or the manager's designee shal 1 adopt an administrative program for ~nventor~es conducted pursuant tv this section. These internal policies shall be designed and administered s0 that the inventories are conducted for the purposes set forth in this section and under specific guidelines which ensure that the inventory i nvvl ves no exercise of discretion by the person directing ar taking the inventory. Section 8. Section 5.691 of the Eugene Code, 1911, is amended to provide: 5.691 ,gym oundment ,,,,,,,,,,., Notice. When this code or state 1 aw provides for ~ mpound ~ ng a .veh ~ cl e, the c~ ty shall provide notice of the impoundment ~ n accordance w~ th the procedures established by administrative rules of the city manager issued pursuant to section 5.695 of this code. Section 9. Section 5.698 is added to the Eugene Cade, 1911, to provide: 5.698 Hearin to Contest val i d i t of Im oundment. ~ 1 } A person provided notice under section 5.691 of this code, ar any other person who reasonably appears to have an interest in the vehicle, may request a heari ng to contest the vat i d i ty of the removal and custody of a vehicle. . ~ 2} The manner of giving notice of the right to a heari ng pravi ded for ~ n subsect~ on ~ 1 } of the s section and the procedures to be followed at the hearing shall comply with the rules adapted by the city manager pursuant to section 5.695 of this code. Section 10 . Section 5.699 of the Eugene Code, 19l 1, i s amended to provide 5.699 Im _oundmen„„, empt i on . _.._p..~._ t -Sale a,nd Red,,,,,,,_„ ~ 1 } Any veh i c1 a impounded by authority of section 5.695 shall be sold as prescribed i n section x.825 et seq. of this code. Any notice given the Ordinance - 3