HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 10 - Animal Services Fee Schedule MEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BRUNO RUMBELOW, CITY MANAGER "
MEETING DATE: JANUARY 16, 2018
SUBJECT: PRESENTATION ON ANIMAL SERVICES FEE SCHEDULE
RECOMMENDATION:
No Council action required in this agenda item.
FUNDING SOURCE:
Funding for service changes have been budgeted through the Animal Services'
operating budget (100-42200-209-5 & 100-42281-209-5).
BACKGROUND:
Staff commenced research by surveying a number of area government shelter
operations that provide similar animal services. Those cities were Arlington, Bedford,
Carrollton, Collin County, Coppell, Dallas, Denton, Euless, Farmers Branch, Flower
Mound, Garland, Grand Prairie, Hurst, Irving, Keller (Colleyville, Southlake, Westlake,
Roanoke), Lewisville, Mansfield, North Richland Hills, Plano, Richland Hills, Saginaw,
Tri-City (Cedar Hill, Desoto, Duncanville), and Weatherford. Data was collected
regarding services provided and related costs from the surveyed.
Meetings with area shelter managers were held to help clarify questions related to
services cost data. Following the research, staff evaluated the Animal Shelter's current
service fees and structure.
On March 22, 2017, a presentation of the proposed service fees was made to the
Animal Shelter Advisory Committee. The Committee was in concurrence with the
recommendations.
Examples of proposed changes are the pet adoption fees and the registration fees.
Currently, adoptions fees are set at $40.00 for dogs and cats, regardless of age. When
an adoption occurs, the adopter simply pays $40.00 and receives the new pet. The
animal has not received vaccinations nor has it been sterilized. To assist with
vaccinations and sterilization, each adopter receives a $40.00 voucher. A portion of the
voucher, $10.00, can be used for vaccinations and the remainder, $30.00, can be used
for sterilization. Often times, the new adopter may spend ten times the value of the
voucher achieving compliance and, on rare occasions, much more. One of the
proposed operational changes will be that when pets are adopted, they will have
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received most of their vaccinations, to include rabies, and will be sterilized. The
proposed adoption fee for dog, puppy, and kitten will be $75.00. The adoption fee for
cats (older than 6 months) will be $50.00. The survey data revealed the average
adoption cost for dogs at $74.35 and the average adoption cost for cats at $67.17. The
proposed adoptions fees will be a significant benefit to the adopter, the pet, and to staff.
The proposed increases to the adoption fees will help offset vaccination and sterilization
costs. Approximately 79% of surveyed shelter operations have the adopted pet
sterilized before leaving the shelter and 87% provide vaccinations before leaving.
The proposed registration fees are structured around identification and sterilization. The
ability to return a stray to its owner quickly is a priority of shelter staff. Rice grain sized
microchips, inserted just under the skin and between the shoulders of pets, will allow
staff to quickly identify the owner of the lost animal and return the animal without being
processed through the shelter. This saves time and money for the pet owners and
saves time for the staff. Additionally, the health of the found pet is not compromised by
being processed through the shelter and the pets in the shelter are not exposed.
Unsterilized animals tend to escape more often than sterilized pets. Seventy percent of
surveyed cities have a pet registration program.
No Council action necessary on this item.
January 10, 2018(3:38PM)
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Service Fee Current Proposed Chang
(Average) Fee Fee
Adoptions
Dog/Puppy/Kitten $ 74.35 $ 40.00 $ 75.00 $ 35.00
Cat $ 67.17 $ 40.00 $ 50.00 $ 10.00
Impound Fee
1st Impoundment (S) $ 15.00 $ 30.00 $ 15.00
1st Impoundment(U/S) $ 15.00 $ 60.00 $ 45.00
2nd Impoundment(S) 1nyg' $ 30.00 $ 45.00 $ 15.00
2nd Impoundment(U/S) AQ" $ 30.00 $ 75.00 $ 45.00
3rd Impoundment(S) 41°6' $ 45.00 $ 60.00 $ 15.00
3rd Impoundment(U/S) I $ 45.00 $ 90.00 $ 45.00
Boarding Fee
Daily $ 9.88 $ 5.00 $ 10.00 $ 5.00
Owned Animal Surrender
Per Animal $ 22.69 $ - $ 25.00 $ 25.00
Animal Bite Quarantine
Quarantine $ 138.75 $ 80.00 $ 140.00 $ 60.00
Home Quarantine $ - $ 70.00 $ 70.00
Rabies Testing $ - $ 75.00 $ 75.00
Registration
Sterilized & Microchipped Initial $ - $ 5.00 $ 5.00
Sterilized & Microchipped Renewal $ - $ 5.00 $ 5.00
Sterilized & Not Microchipped Initial 6) } $ - ' $ 10.00 $ 10.00
Unsterilized & Microchipped Initial $ - $ 20.00 $ 20.00
Unsterilized & Microchipped Renewal _ ` �cf $ - $ 20.00 $ 20.00
Unsterilized & Not Microchipped Initial 6ii. $ - $ 20.00 $ 20.00
License Tag Replacement $ - $ 5.00 $ 5.00
License Renewal Late Fee $ - $ 5.00 $ 5.00
Dangerous Dog
Annual Registration (State Law) $ 50.00 $ 50.00 $ -
Euthanasia $ - $ 50.00 $ 50.00
Agricultural Permits
Livestock Initial Permit $ - $ 50.00 $ 50.00
Livestock Renewal $ - $ 10.00 $ 10.00
Fowl (includes chickens) Initial Permit $ - $ 30.00 $ 30.00
Fowl (includes chickens) Renewal $ - $ 5.00 $ 5.00
Survey
Service Fee Current Proposed Change
(Average Fee Fee
Additional Pet Permit(5 or more)
Initial Permit $ - $ 100.00 $ 100.00
Renewal $ - $ 25.00 $ 25.00
Equipment Rental (City Owned)
Humane Trap Deposit $ - $ 65.00 $ 65.00
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Humane Trap Services
(Privately Owned)
Trap Service (On-Duty) $ - $ 30.00 $ 30.00
Trap Service(Off-Du ) $ - $ 60.00 $ 60.00
Other Services
Microchip Implant $ 20.00 $ 20.00 $ -