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Home My WebLink AboutVIII-06 Resolution_ Acceptance of and Appreciation of a Donation from an Anonymous Donor for the Hastings Police Department’s K-9 ProgramCityCouncilMemorandum To: MayorFasbender & CityCouncilMembers From: BryanD. Schafer, ChiefofPolice Date: June3, 2019 Item: DonationtoHastingsPoliceDepartment 9Program CouncilActionRequested: Accept ananonymous donationof $15,000.00 fortheHastingsPoliceDepartmentK-9Unit. BackgroundInformation: Thelastfewyears, whilehavingcoffeeatthelocalgrocerystore, manyoftheHastingspoliceofficers would taketimetovisitwith thedonor andhisfriends. He alwayshadtheutmostrespectforlaw enforcementandhadalovefordogs. Unfortunately, thedonorpassedawaylastmonth. Becauseof thekindnessshowntohimand others byourofficers, thisdonation, inmemoryofthedonor, will go towardthepurchaseandtrainingofanew 9, ???? ?????????? ?? ?O???.? TheHastingsPoliceDepartment hasbeeninexistencesince2004and plays avital roleinbothpublic relationsanddailypatrolactivities. Our current handler, Officer MichaelSchmitzandK-9 ?Ozzy,? spend countlesshours fine-tuningtheirskillsetona dailybasis. Theworkislaborandresourceintensive requiringasolidsourceofbothbudgetedanddonatedfundstosupportit. Thisdonationwillallow the programto continue beyond ourexisting team. FinancialImpact: Positivebudgetaryimpact AdvisoryCommissionDiscussion: None CouncilCommitteeDiscussion: None Attachments: Resolution VIII-06 CITYOFHASTINGS DAKOTACOUNTY, MINNESOTA RESOLUTIONNO. - ARESOLUTIONEXPRESSINGACCEPTANCEOFANDAPPRECIATION FOR ADONATIONTOTHEHASTINGSPOLICE DEPARTMENTK-9PROGRAM WHEREAS, ananonymousdonorhaspresentedtotheHastingsPolice Department’sK-9Program, adonationintheamountof $15,000.00inmemoryofher latehusband; and WHEREAS, HastingsPoliceDepartment’s K-9Programisacriticaland effectivecommunityresource; worthyofcontinuingservice; and WHEREAS, uponretirementofourcurrentK-9, thisdonationwillbeusedfor purchasingandtrainingthenewpolice K-9unit; and WHEREAS, theCityCouncilisappreciativeofthedonationandcommends the donorforherciviceffortsinbuildingasafeandvibrantcommunity. NOW, THEREFOREBEITRESOLVED, bytheCityCounciloftheCityof Hastings, Minnesota; 1.Thatthedonationisacceptedandacknowledgedwithgratitude; and 2.ThatthedonationwillbeappropriatedforthePoliceDepartmentas designated; and 3.Thattheappropriatebudgetadjustmentsbemade. Adoptedthis3rddayofJune2019, MaryFasbender, Mayor Attest: JulieFlaten, CityClerk VIII-06