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2 <br /> RES-2024-014 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> RESOLUTION RETIRING CANINE CALLIE <br /> AND TRANSFERRING HER TO K9 HANDLER LT DAVID FUNK <br /> WHEREAS, the Orange County Sheriff's Office shall retire police canine Callie, a Dutch Sheperd <br /> previously used for detecting narcotics, tracking lost individuals and suspects, and conducting evidence <br /> searches, effective April 1, 2024; and <br /> WHEREAS, Callie is personal property of the County and is no longer of use or value to Orange <br /> County and the Sheriffs Office from this date forth; and <br /> WHEREAS,Lt. David Funk of the Orange County Sheriff's Office bonded with and worked with the <br /> canine from the time of her acquisition in September 2019; and <br /> WHEREAS, Lt. David Funk is willing and able to provide immediate care for Callie; and <br /> WHEREAS,Lt. David Funk will adopt and take full responsibility for Callie until such time as the <br /> canine is no longer living, relieving Orange County and the Orange County Sheriff's Office of all <br /> obligations and responsibilities of the canine in accordance with the provisions of this Resolution; and <br /> WHEREAS,Lt. David Funk is not being coerced, forced, or inappropriately encouraged by Orange <br /> County or the Orange County Sheriff's Office to adopt this canine; and <br /> WHEREAS,North Carolina General Statutes §§ 153A-176, 160A-265, 160A-266 authorize the <br /> County to dispose of any personal property belonging to it according to the procedures described in <br /> Chapter 160A,Article 12; <br /> NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED as follows: <br /> 1. Lt. David Funk shall assume full care and responsibility of the canine,including but not limited <br /> to: <br /> a. Providing adequate food,water, and shelter to the canine for the duration of its life; <br /> b. Providing the canine with adequate health care,including but not limited to <br /> vaccinations, medication, and all other medical necessities as needed or as required by <br /> Orange County's animal control requirements; and <br /> 2. Lt. David Funk shall assume all liability that may result from the canine's actions,including but <br /> not limited to those actions and behaviors learned as a result of the canine's special training <br /> provided by the Orange County Sheriffs Office; and <br /> 3. Lt. David Funk shall not purposefully,negligently, or knowingly use the canine's special skill set <br /> developed as a result of its career as a police canine either for profit,personal gain, or in any <br /> capacity,whether this capacity would put others in danger or not; and <br /> 4. Lt. David Funk shall release Orange County and the Orange County Sheriff's Office from <br /> liability from any sickness or health deficiencies that resulted from the canine's work with the <br /> Orange County Sheriff's Office; and <br />