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Middleton council authorizes mayor to accept donated K9; city to cover travel and training costs
Summary
The Middleton City Council authorized the mayor to accept a donated K9 for the Middleton Police Department at no initial cost; one-time travel and ongoing training and maintenance expenses were detailed during the discussion.
The Middleton City Council on a routine motion authorized the mayor to accept a donated police dog from a canine grant program at no initial cost to the city, with the council noting a one‑time travel expense to collect the animal and ongoing training and maintenance costs.
Chief Smith presented the item, saying the dog would be donated through a grant and that the donation does not carry the two‑year, $15,684 training cost that accompanied a prior offer. Chief Smith said the donated animal is a Belgian Malinois and that the city would be responsible for one‑time travel for a sergeant to pick up the dog and for ongoing training and maintenance costs.
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