Title
Request Authorization for Sale of Canine Luky (Ordinance S-48319)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to approve the sale of canine Luky to Officer Ron Dorfman for $1.00. Officer Dorfman is assigned to the Tactical Support Bureau's Canine Unit and has requested to purchase and retire his assigned canine Luky in accordance with Administrative Regulation 4.21. Officer Dorfman left the Canine Unit on Dec. 20, 2021.
Report
Summary
Canine Luky is five years old, and has served the Tactical Support Bureau with professionalism, dedication and exemplary effort for over three years. Canine Luky has not met the Bureau's standard of five years of service and would typically be reassigned to a new handler prior to being eligible to retire. Canine Luky has a strong defensive personality which would make it very difficult to transfer him to another handler. After an evaluation by Unit trainers it is recommended that canine Luky be retired in lieu of being reassigned.
This request is for the authorization of the sale of canine Luky for $1.00. The purchase of canine Luky is being made by Officer Ron Dorfman, who agrees to accept full responsibility and liability for canine Luky 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.