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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM:
Contra
Supervisor Nancy Fanden Costa
DATE: May 9, 1989 County
SUBJECT: LETTER OF COMMENDATION
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
That the County Administrator draft a letter of commendation
from the Board of Supervisors to Sue Burden, Animal Control
Officer, for her courage in protecting drug enforcement
officers from two vicious Pit Bulls that had been chained in
a garage.
BACKGROUND:
On April 2, 1989, 'Animal Control Officer Sue Burden assisted
the UC and Berkeley Police departments in a joint drug task
force operation at 4602 Esquela Court, Richmond, CA.
During the course of the search two pit bull dogs were
encountered in the garage. Officer Sue Burden responded to
the call for assistance.
The pit bull dogs were chained up in the garage and had not
eaten for some time. They were, needless to say, very upset
and vicious to anyone who entered the garage.
Animal Control Officer Burden quickly snared the dogs one
at a time and placed them into the Animal Control vehicle.
The dogs put up a tremendous fight and had to be controlled
effectively so as to protect the law enforcement officers
who had entered into the garage. Sue did this task well and
as humanely as possible and showed a great deal of courage.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON May 16, 1989 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT _ ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: County Administrator ATTESTED ook /`. /989
Phil Bachelor, Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors and County Administrator
M382/7-93 BY DEPUTY