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ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF POLICE DOG
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WHEREAS, the Village of Orland Park, Cook and Will Counties, Illinois (the “Village”) is an Illinois home rule municipality; and
WHEREAS, a Village police dog (Bosco) has progressive degenerative myelopathy which is a progressive disease of the spinal cord in older dogs and begins with a loss of coordination in the hind limbs; and
WHEREAS, the Corporate Authorities of the Village have, therefore, determined that the said police dog Bosco is no longer necessary or useful to the Village and should be retired from active duty; and
WHEREAS, Bosco’s handler, Village Police Officer James J. Heramb, wishes to take ownership and possession of Bosco and agrees to accept full ownership and future responsibility of and for Bosco; and
WHEREAS, the Corporate Authorities of the Village have agreed to turn over full ownership and responsibility of Bosco to Police Officer Heramb free of charge.
NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Ordained by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park, Cook and Will Counties, Illinois, in the exercise of the Village’s home rule powers, as follows:
SECTION 1
The above preambles are hereby incorporated into this Section as fully as if restated in their entirety herein.
SECTION 2
The President and the Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park find that police dog Bosco now owned by the Village of Orland Park, Illinois, is no longer necessary or useful to the said Village, and its best interests will be served by the transfer of ownership and future responsibility of Bosco to his Police Officer handler free of charge.
SECTION 3
Police Officer James J. Heramb may take ownership of Bosco upon the execution of the “Release, Hold Harmless and Covenant Not to Sue” agreement in substantially the same form as that attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as EXHIBIT A. The Village Manager is hereby authorized to sign said agreement on behalf of the Village of Orland Park and take all steps necessary to transfer the ownership of police dog Bosco to James J. Heramb.
SECTION 4
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption and approval as provided by law.