Title
Animal Care and Control Services Interlocal Agreements
Action
Action:
A. Adopt a resolution ratifying Interlocal Agreements between Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Animal Care and Control Division and Mecklenburg County towns of Cornelius, Davidson, Huntersville, Matthews, Mint Hill, and Pineville to provide animal care and control-related services, and
B. Authorize the City Manager to amend the agreements consistent with the purpose for which the agreements were approved.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Johnny Jennings, Police
Tonya Arrington, Police
Joshua Fisher, Police
Explanation
§ The city has interlocal agreements with six Mecklenburg County incorporated towns (Cornelius, Davidson, Huntersville, Matthews, Mint Hill, and Pineville) for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) Animal Care and Control Division (AC&C) to provide animal-related services.
§ Services covered under these agreements include ordinance enforcement, sheltering, animal licensing, calls for service, dispatch, billing reconciliation, and administration services related for animal bite reports.
§ Services provided are based on the individual agreements and the specific needs of each jurisdiction.
§ The current agreements will expire on June 30, 2021.
§ The new agreements will be in effect for five years and price per call for service rate will be reviewed and adjusted annually.
§ When AC&C impounds, seizes, and shelters animals, the towns are charged impound and sheltering fees to cover the costs of intake and housing of the animals.
- In Fiscal Year (FY) 2021, the city’s cost is $200 per call for service.
- For FY 2022, CMPD recommends adjusting the calls for service cost to $240.
§ This adjustment is based on a cost analysis of AC&C response to each call for service and represents fully allocated cost recovery for the city.
Fiscal Note
Funding: All revenue from fees received will be deposited in the city’s General Fund.
Attachments
Attachment(s)
Resolution