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Arvin City Council approves sale of police canine to Shafter, directs $10,000 toward K‑9 training
Summary
The Arvin City Council voted 5–0 to declare a city-owned police canine surplus and sell it to the City of Shafter for $10,000; council also directed the city manager to place the proceeds into funding for K‑9 training and asked staff to return with a formal K‑9 policy for future consideration.
Arvin City Council voted unanimously to declare a city-owned police canine surplus and sell the animal to the City of Shafter for $10,000, a transaction city staff said preserves continuity by allowing the canine to remain with its existing handler.
City staff told the council the canine was purchased in about January 2023 for roughly $12,000 and is estimated to have about four working years remaining. Staff said the dog’s assigned handler left the Arvin Police Department and is now employed by the Shafter Police Department; Shafter formally offered $10,000 to buy the canine so it could remain bonded to that handler. Staff estimated that training a new handler…
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