ADOPTED - OCTOBER 12, 1999

Agenda Item No. 28

Introduced by the Law & Courts and Finance Committees of the:



INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS



RESOLUTION TO AMEND DOG LICENSING AND ANIMAL CONTROL FEES



RESOLUTION #99-258



WHEREAS, the Ingham County Animal Control Ordinance was adopted by the Board of Commissioners on September 18, 1972; and



WHEREAS, the Ingham County Animal Control Ordinance when last amended on July 27, 1999, provided that dog license fees established by the Animal Control Ordinance may be changed from time to time on or before November 1st of each year by the Board of Commissioners; and



WHEREAS, the fees set for the licensing of dogs in Ingham County have remained unchanged since October of 1989; and



WHEREAS, increased revenues are necessary in order to provide funding for desired additional Animal Control services benefitting the citizens of Ingham County.



WHEREAS, an increase in the Animal Control Dog Licenses and Euthanization fees will result in excess revenue over and above the costs of the increase in personnel during the 2000 fiscal year; and



WHEREAS, the 2000 budget includes expansion of weekend service hours for Animal Control to better serve the public and that expansion in service hours and personnel will be reviewed by the Law & Courts Committee and Animal Control Director by July of 2000.



THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby adopts the following fee schedule for dog licenses in Ingham County effective December 1, 1999:



Sterilized $ 10.00 Unsterilized 18.00

Delinquent Sterilized 30.00

Delinquent Unsterilized 30.00



BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby amends the schedule of Animal Control fees by adding the following fee:



Animal Surrendered By Owner For Euthanasia, $25.00



BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that other Animal Control fee schedules currently in effect remain unchanged.



LAW & COURTS: Yeas:: Grebner, Smiley, Stid, Juall

Nays: Schmidt, Schafer Absent: Bernero Approved 9/30/99

FINANCE: Yeas: McDonald, Bernero, Grebner, Lynch, Juall

Nays: None Absent: Schafer, Minter Approved 10/6/99