Agenda Report
Fullerton City Council
MEETING DATE: MARCH 5, 2024
TO: CITY COUNCIL / SUCCESSOR AGENCY
SUBMITTED BY: JONATHAN RADUS, CHIEF OF POLICE
PREPARED BY: LAUREN PARKHOUSE, SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST SUBJECT: POLICE CANINE TITAN RETIREMENT
SUMMARY
Staff requests City Council to authorize retirement for Fullerton Police Canine Titan and transfer ownership to the handler.
PROPOSED MOTION
1. Authorize Fullerton Police Canine Titan retirement.
2. Authorize transfer of ownership from City of Fullerton to handler Corporal Green with $1 payment to the Fullerton Police Canine Foundation.
ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS
Approve the Proposed Motion
Maintain Canine Titan as City Property through retirement, making the City responsible for any costs through end of life Other options brought by City Council.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Proposed Motion.
CITY MANAGER REMARKS
The City Manager recommends authorization of the retirement and transfer of ownership of Canine Titan.
PRIORITY POLICY STATEMENT
This item matches the following Priority Policy Statement:
Public Safety.
FISCAL IMPACT
No fiscal impact from the proposed motion. The City would use designated donations to acquire Titan’s replacement.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Titan joined the Fullerton Police Department in 2017, paired with Corporal Matt Green as his Canine Handler. Titan deployed over 700 times, seizing hundreds of pounds of narcotics and hundreds of thousands of dollars related to narcotics and had over 150 surrenders, and numerous felony apprehensions. K-9 Titan also served as an ambassador for the Fullerton Police Department, participating in community programs such as National Night Out and OC GRIP, as well as other presentations and demonstrations for the Fullerton Citizen Police Academy, Cookies and Canines, Fullerton Police Department annual Open House and both the Orange County and Fullerton Police Canine Associations.
K-9 Titan and his handler have been an incredible asset to the Fullerton Police Department. Their partnership created a bond that honed both of their skills as police officers and a canine team. Titan will live out his retirement with Corporal Green upon transfer of ownership from the Fullerton Police Canine Foundation. cc: City Manager Eric J. Levitt
Police Canine Titan Retirement
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