Margate Police Canines Receive Pension
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Though not as mighty as a conventional Margate Police Pension, retired Margate Police canines Alex and Dak will get annual food and medical benefits in the amount of $1,460 each for the next two years.
The ‘Transfer of Personalty’ by which a police officer brings a police canine home to live after retirement, originally provided for only $540 in food and $190 in medical care for one year.
Commending the dogs for years of service, Margate Commissioner, Frank Talerico motioned at the November city meeting to not only boost the dog’s annual benefit, but to add a year of coverage to retirement. Commissioners unanimously agreed.