TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: Jonathan R. Lewis, ICMA-CM, City Manager
TITLE: Disposition of surplus assets by an appropriate fashion per City Ordinance No. 06-29 Sec. 2-410 set forth in F.S. 274.02(1).
Recommended Action
Approve the disposition of surplus assets as proposed.
Background Information
In compliance with Ordinance No. 06-29, the attached items are presented for disposition in a manner consistent with Ordinance No. 06-29 Sec. 2-410 Paragraph (d). "Assets with an original purchase value greater than the threshold limit set for in F.S. 274.02(1), must receive City Commission approval for disposal and may then be disposed of by offering the assets to other public entities, selling the assets, discarding the assets or donating the assets." City staff has prepared for Commission consideration a list of assets to be disposed and the recommended method of disposal.
According to the National Police Dog Foundation, police canines normally retire between the age of 7-10 years. During the course of the life of the canine, bonds are built between the canine and their handlers. Nationally, police dogs who are scheduled to retire are offered to their respective handler to maintain as a family pet. Canine Tomy is currently 7 years old and was donated to the City for use as a police canine. He has served the City of North Port and the citizens well by locating missing persons, finding fleeing suspects, and locating illegal drugs. Due to his age and the bond he has formed with Canine Handler Keith Bush, Tomy has reached the window of retirement and it is recommended that he be given to the only handler he has ever worked with, being Officer Keith Bush. Tomy has not only been a work partner for Officer Bush for most of his life, but has also been a loving member of the Bush family. On the October 25, 2016 City Commission meeting, the City Commission approved a contract template for the transfer of retiring canines to their ...
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