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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 (Hary) has arthritis in his hips and spondylosis in his lumbar spine area, both of which are permanent debilitating conditions; and
WHEREAS, the Corporate Authorities of the Village have, therefore, determined that the said police dog Hary is no longer able to be useful to the Village and should be retired from active duty; and
WHEREAS, Hary’s handler, Village Police Officer David Staszak, wishes to take ownership and possession of Hary and agrees to accept full ownership and future responsibility of and for Hary, as of April 1, 2018; and
WHEREAS, the Corporate Authorities of the Village have agreed to turn over full ownership and responsibility of Hary to Police Officer Staszak 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 Hary now owned by the Village of Orland Park, Illinois, is no longer able to be useful to the said Village, and its best interests will be served by the transfer of ownership and future responsibility of Hary to his Police Officer handler free of charge.
SECTION 3
Police Officer David Staszak may take ownership of Hary as of April 1, 2018, and 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...
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