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Commission approves retirement of K-9 Eleanor and transfer to handler
Summary
The commission approved a contract to retire service canine Eleanor for medical reasons and release county liability, transferring ownership to handler Scott Grant Hamburg. The motion passed on a roll-call vote with commissioners recorded as voting yes.
The Henry County Commission approved a contract to retire county service canine Eleanor and transfer ownership to her handler, identified in the minutes as Scott Grant Hamburg.
Clerk read that Clinton Animal Hospital recommended retirement for medical reasons and that the sheriff and handler supported releasing Eleanor to the handler's ownership. "It was suggested that the canine be released to the handler's ownership when she is retired," the clerk read. Commissioner Bradley moved to sign the contract to retire Eleanor and release the county from liability; Commissioner Larson seconded. The motion carried by roll call; the minutes record votes of Larson, Bradley and Still as "yes."
The clerk also noted a spelling correction about the dog's name: "It's e l I n o r, so all of the ways places that it says...Eleanor, I am going to go ahead and fix her name." The contract authorizes transfer of ownership and a county release of liability to the handler; the minutes name Scott Grant Hamburg as the recipient.
