Bought a police dog and its vet care with settlement money

Purchase order 25-03693 paid Tarheel Canine Training 9,900.00 for one Green Dual K9, described on the ledger as New K9 (Opiod Funds), check 74691 on 12/29/2025. The Township's paid history with the same vendor shows a police dog, New K9 Bruiser, bought for 7,000.00 in 2019 from account T-14-56-852-864-801, Reserve for Law Enforcement Trust. The Police Department proposal attached to the order, dated 11/13/2025, is titled Proposal for Implementation of a Police K9 Unit Subsidised by Opioid Settlement Funds. It describes a dual-purpose dog for narcotics detection and emotional support. The first use case it lists is drug detection in high risk areas, schools, and during vehicle or property searches. Purchase order 25-03723 paid Voorhees Veterinary Center 1,500.00 for one year of care for the new dog, Creed, check 74712 on 12/29/2025. The same one year package for police dog Denver was paid from police account 5-01-25-240-240-152, K-9 Patrol, on 11/24/2025. In 2026 the Township paid 3,000.00 for both dogs from the K-9 Patrol line. No overdose, treatment or prevention program using the dog is documented, and police dogs are not among the uses Exhibit E lists.