RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to execute a contract with Deputy Sheriff Jeffrey Brinton to pay the County $1.00 for retired Sheriff's Service Dog "Raven" on March 7, 2017.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$1.00, 100% Revenue.
BACKGROUND:
On December 18, 2007, the Board of Supervisors approved Board Resolution No. 2007/172, which authorized the transfer of ownership of retired police canine (K-9) service dogs to their respective handlers for minimal ($1.00) consideration. Police dogs typically reach the end of their useful service lives around the age of 8 years. Although the approximate costs of purchasing a police dog ($7,500) and training it ($10,200) are substantial, the service received from these dogs is well worth the expenditure. However, upon their retirement from service, the dogs cease being a financial asset and instead become a continuous expense. By transferring ownership of the dog to its handler, all ongoing expenses are absorbed by the handler in exchange for his/her dog's companionship in the sunset years of the dog's life.
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