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COUNTY MICHIGAN
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
January 20, 2022
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION 922-011
Sponsored By: Penny Luebs
IN RE: Sheriffs Office - Sponsorship or Donation from Mission Oakland of One (1) Therapy Canine Dog
for the Therapy Canine Program
Chairperson and Members of the Board:
WHEREAS Miscellaneous Resolution #19005 requires gift donations of any value that have a financial
implication to the County to be officially acknowledged by the County and accepted by resolution; and
WHEREAS the Sheriff s Office has received a donation of one (1) therapy canine dog ("Oxford") from
Mission Oakland with an estimated value of $3,000; and
WHEREAS Mission Oakland is a 501(c)3 (non-profit), established in 2019, with a mission to support the
Oakland County Sheriff's Office, community organizations within Oakland County, and to lend financial
assistance to those who are battling hardship and illness within the law enforcement community; and
WHEREAS a Memorandum of Understanding was entered into on June 29, 2021, between the Oakland County
Sheriff's Office, the County of Oakland and the Oakland County Deputy Sheriff's Association (OCDSA) to
create a Therapy Canine Program within the Sheriff's Office; and
WHEREAS the Therapy Canine Handlers will be sworn, and certified deputies and the Therapy Canine
Program will be supervised by the Training Unit; and
WHEREAS the Training Unit will be responsible for ensuring each Handler is up to date on training including,
but not limited to, obedience, certification, and service/therapy training with certification from a nationally
recognized therapy training association; and
WHEREAS the Therapy Canine Program can be used for the following, but not limited to
• Daily Duties (Extension of the Handler)
• Public Events
• Community Outreach and Engagement
• Major/Traumatic Incidents
• School Demonstrations
• Grief, Loss, and/or Trauma Related Events
• Natural Disaster Incidents
• Victim Forensic Interviews
• Criminal Investigation Interviews
• Crisis Intervention for both citizens and OCSO personnel/families
• Medical Facility Visits (Hospitals, Veterans Affairs (VA) Clinics, Nursing Homes, etc.)
and any use not covered by this list as deemed appropriate by the Sheriff or their designee; and
WHEREAS the cost of food, veterinary care, grooming, boarding where necessary, equipment, and other
related items for the canines will be paid for by the County; and
WHEREAS a budget amendment for the care of the canines will be incorporated with the resolution adopting
the collective bargaining agreement for employees represented by the OCDSA; and
WHEREAS similar to the K-9 Program, if the Handler or Therapy Canine are retired, the Handler has the
option to purchase the Therapy Canine for the value of $1.00.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners authorizes the
acceptance of the donation of one (1) therapy canine dog from Mission Oakland with an estimated value of
$3,000.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED a budget amendment is not required as the cost of food, veterinary care,
grooming, boarding where necessary, equipment, and other related items for the canines will be paid for by the
County and a budget amendment will be incorporated with the resolution adopting the bargaining agreement for
employees represented by the OCDSA.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED if the Handler or Therapy Canine are retired, the Handler has the option to
purchase the Therapy Canine for $1.00.
Chairperson, the following Commissioners are sponsoring the foregoing Resolution: Penny Luebs.
Date: January 20, 2022
David Woodward, Commissioner
Date: January 26, 2022
Hillrie Chambers, Deputy County Executive II
Date: February 02, 2022
Lisa Brown, County Clerk / Register of Deeds
COMMITTEE TRACKING
2022-01-11 Public Health & Safety - recommend to Board
2022-01-20 Full Board
VOTE TRACKING
Motioned by Commissioner Michael Gingell seconded by Commissioner Penny Luebs to adopt the attached
Sponsorship or Donation: from Mission Oakland of One (1) Therapy Canine Dog for the Therapy Canine
Program.
Yes: David Woodward, Michael Gingell, Karen Joliat, Kristen Nelson, Eileen Kowall, Philip Weipert, Gwen
Markham, Angela Powell, Thomas Kuhn, Chuck Moss, Marcia Gershenson, William Miller III, Yolanda
Smith Charles, Charles Cavell, Penny Luebs, Janet Jackson, Gary McGillivray, Robert Hoffman, Adam
Kochenderfer (19)
No: None (0)
Abstain: None (0)
Absent: (0)
The Motion Passed.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Mission Oakland - Therapy Canine Donation - January 2022
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I; Lisa Brown, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true and
accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on January 20, 2022,
with the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Circuit Court at Pontiac;
Michigan on Thursday, January 20, 2022.
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Lisa Brown, Oakland County Clerk / Register of Deeds
Mission Oakland
1200 N. Telegraph Road - 38 East
Pontiac, Michigan 48341
January 4, 2022
County of Oakland
1200 N. Telegraph Road
Pontiac, Michigan 48341
Dear County of Oakland,
It is with great pleasure that Mission Oakland, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, announces the
donation of a Therapy Canine to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office to use throughout their
organization to serve the community. Mission Oakland is proud to donate Therapy Canine Oxford to
the Sheriff's Office and relinquishes all ownership, responsibility, and rights for this Therapy Canine,
The value of the Therapy Canines is $3,000. Further, all financial obligations and care of the canine
will no longer be the responsibility of Mission Oakland.
Mission Oakland is honored to be able to provide this Therapy Canine to the Oakland County Sheriff's
Office and wishes Oxford as well as their handler the best in their very important role in the agency
and with the citizens they serve.
Sincerely,
Megalloland
Director
Mission Oakland