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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 , Came is personal property of the County and is no longer of use or value to Orange <br /> County and the Sheriff' s 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 Callies 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 Resolutions 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 153A4 76 , 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; j <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 Sheriff' s Office; and <br /> i <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 /> c <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 />