Sentence:  He reported that the city 's contributions for animal care included $ 67000 to the Women 's S. P. C. A. ; $ 15000 to pay six policemen <WSD>assigned</WSD> as dog catchers and $ 15000 to investigate dog bites . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)