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Department Approval <br />qASFAE-hE <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />Date: 4/18/2011 <br />Item No.: 7.e <br />City Manager Approval <br />Item Description: <br />DONATION FROM ST. PAUL K9 FOUNDATION <br />1 <br />2 BACKGROUND <br />3 The Roseville Police Department's budget allows for three K -9's. When it became apparent that K -9 Major would <br />4 be forced into early retirement, the police department began the process of obtaining a third K -9. About five <br />5 weeks ago, K -9 Sieger (a fourteen month old German Shepherd) joined the police department and is currently in <br />6 training with his partner, Officer Brooke Jennings. <br />7 <br />8 The cost of a "green" or untrained dog is $7,500 and training is an additional $2,500. The St. Paul Police K -9 <br />9 Foundation has granted $6,000 to our police department to assist with the cost of a third K -9 and its training. <br />10 POLICY OBJECTIVE <br />11 Allow the police department to accept the funds donated by the St. Paul K -9 Foundation. The donated funds will <br />12 cover 60 percent of the purchase and training cost of a new K -9. <br />13 FINANCIAL IMPACTS <br />14 There is no cost to the city for the purpose of purchasing and the initial training of K -9 Sieger. A private donation <br />15 will cover the remaining $4,000.00. <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION <br />Allow the police department to accept the funds donated by the St. Paul K -9 Foundation. <br />REQUESTED COUNCIL ACTION <br />Request Council approval to accept the donation from the St. Paul K -9 Foundation. <br />Prepared by: Karen Rubey <br />Attachments: <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />