Tuesday, 31 July 2007 01:00
Animal Control Fee Increase Proposal Moves To BOS For Approval
Yesterday the Amador County
administrative committee met and reviewed proposed increases to the animal control fee schedule.
The draft proposal presented by Animal Control Director John Vail increases
fees to a level above Calaveras County but still below, on average, all other
surrounding counties.
The fees for adopting animals would raise from $35 dollars to $50
per cat with dogs
increasing from $60 to $85. In Vail's' proposal he suggests dropping the
current $20 dollar fee changes as a punitive measure for licensing a previous
unlicensed dog. He states that he
believes this fee “is unjustified” and he states that the 20 dollars
delinquency fee discourages compliancy.
Half price dog licensing will continue for seniors as well as a $45
dollar hauling fee when necessary for the hauling of livestock. All county
departments are facing tough times in this budget year and animal control is no
exception. The administrative committee recommended accepting the proposal and
it will come before the Board of Supervisors at meeting in the near future.