Title
Request Authorization for Sale of Canine Doc (Ordinance S-50482)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to approve the sale of canine Doc to Officer Bill Hardy for $1.00. Officer Hardy is assigned to the Employee Wellness Bureau, Employee Assistance Unit, and has requested to purchase and retire his assigned canine Doc in accordance with Administrative Regulation 4.21.
Report
Summary
Canine Doc is estimated to be four years old, and has served the Employee Wellness Bureau with professionalism, dedication and exemplary effort for over three years. Canine Doc was donated by the Fetch Foundation, which rescued him from an abusive home. The Foundation evaluates the rescued dogs and trains them to become therapy dogs. These dogs are certified for one handler, and that certification serves for the handler and the dog as a team, therefore it is not recommended to try to bond Doc with another handler. The Fetch Foundation is dedicated to rescuing, training and donating therapy dogs for use in the Police Department's Communications Bureau and Employee Assistance Unit.
This request is for the authorization of the sale of canine Doc for $1.00. The purchase of canine Doc is being made by Officer Hardy, who agrees to accept full responsibility and liability for canine Doc and to care for him for the remainder of his life.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Lori Bays and the Police Department.