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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions 20-01-529 - 01/22/2020 - Retirement and Sale of Kyro (PD Dog)LJ 1 STATE OF GEORGIA RESOLUTION NO. 20-01-529 COUNTY OF FULTON A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE RETIREMENT AND SALE OF POLICE CANINE "KYRO" WHEREAS, the City's Charter provides, at Section 1.12(b) (22), that the City is empowered, "To acquire, dispose of, lease, enter into a contract for valuable consideration for the use, operation, or management of, and hold in trust or otherwise any real, personal, or mixed property, in fee simple or lesser interest, inside or outside the property limits of the city"; WHEREAS, O.C.G.A. § 36-37-6 and Section 2-390 of the Milton Code of Ordinances provide that personal property with an estimated value of $500 or less may be sold by the governing authority of the City in the open market without advertisements or bids, and that the governing authority has the power to estimate the value of property to be sold; WHEREAS, the City's Police Department has indicated that "Kyro," a police - trained German Shepherd, is of such age and medical condition that he is of limited effectiveness as a police canine; WHEREAS, the City understands that Kyro was not purchased with grant funds containing restrictions on the disposal of property; WHEREAS, based on the opinion of a licensed veterinarian regarding the market value of Kyro (attached hereto), the City finds that it would likely receive less than $500 in resale value for Kyro; WHEREAS, Joshua Reece, a former police officer with the City of Milton, has agreed to accept ownership of Kyro as a pet; be responsible for his care and safekeeping; and neither utilize Kyro in the capacity as a trained police canine nor sell or otherwise convey Kyro to any other law enforcement office or agency; WHEREAS, in partial consideration of receiving ownership of Kyro, Mr. Reece has agreed to release and indemnify the City from any claims or damages arising from his ownership of Kyro; and WHEREAS, the City finds that the cost of feeding, housing and caring for Kyro is likely to exceed his monetary value to the Police Department; and that the City will receive valuable consideration from the promises made by Mr. Reece; Page 1 of 2 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Milton that the sale of Kyro to Mr. Reece is hereby authorized under the terms set forth in this resolution. SO RESOLVED, this 22nd day of January 2020. Attest: Sudie AM Gordon, City Clerk 1 L Joe Lockwoo , Mayor Page 2 of 2