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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/06/2004 Item 092
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MOHA VE COUNTY REQUEST FOR BOARD ACTION FORl\1
From: Sheriff Tom Sheahan FORMAL ACTION 0
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Date: December 1,2004 RESOLUfrON 0
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BOS Meeting Date: December ~ 2004 INFORMATION ONLY 0
SUMMARIZE THE ISSUE & DESIRED ACTION CLEARLY/ATTACH BACKUP MATERIAL:
Acceptance of$16,000.00 donation from the Lakin Family Trust Jor purchase of2 K-9's and
related equipment and training.
Recommendcd Motion:
Reviewed aDd Approved By, ~
County Attorney 0 Personnel 0 Finance County Mill a r
Board Action Taken:
Approved as Requested 0 No Action Taken D Disapproved 0
Continued to D Approved with the following l:hanges:
Acknowledged receipt and referred to
Filing Information and Rctrieval
Filed Bid Filed Aoreement
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BOS Resolution Filed Yearly COITespondence
Filed Petition filed Dedication
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Filed Land Sold Filed Land Acquired
Filed Franchise LD. Resolution
Filed Improvement District Filed Other
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You are reminded that items for the agenda, along with complete backup, must be in the County Manager's
Office 10 days prior to Board Meeting.
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two new patrol dogs.
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The office received a .,
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Lakin Family Foundation
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Tuesday that will pay for
the canines, as well as
training for the dogs and
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the deputies in charge of
them.
Training will begin in
January and should be
complete by mid-Spring,
said Sheriff Tom Shea-
han.
With the two addition-
al dogs, the office will
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soon have seven on pa-
trol. Six ofthese, includ-
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ing the two new ones, will
be drug-sniffing dogs.
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The animals can search
buildings ten times faster
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than people, Sheahan
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The dogs are also ben-
eficial when deputies need
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assistance and no hu-
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Jerry Lakin hands a $16,000 check from the L.akin Family Foundation to Mohave County Sheriff Tom Shea- '. ",
mans are available.
"That canine is an extra han Tuesday to buy the Sheriff's Office two new drug-sniffing dogs and training. Pictured are (trom left) John
officer ifthat officer gets Wilson, Jim Lakin, Elaine Lakin, Mary Ellen Lakin, Jerry Lakin, Sheahan and Sam Ruiz.
in trouble," Sheahan said. John Wilson, living with nities in which family "There is a certain
one request to the Sher-
Once they're trained, them on and off the job. members live. Jerry Lakin, amount of enjoyment
that iff.
the dogs will be "perma- The foundation was a Fort Mojave resident, de- you get from helping
out," "When they get the
", nent partners" with started by Jim Lakin to be cided to donate the mon-
Jerry Lakin said. dogs," he said, "we'd like
deputies Sam Ruiz and a serviceto the commu- ey to the Sheriff's Office. He said he made
only to meet them." :.. . ',:"""
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