Council introduces redlined fee schedule including animal-fee changes

Stratford City Council introduced a redlined fee schedule on Aug. 25 under Ordinance O-2026-0922(b) and directed staff to return with final language for adoption in late September. The redline proposes several specific changes for consideration: elimination of the dog/cat license fee; raising the excess-animals special permit fee from $20 to $25; increasing daily shelter fees from $3 to $7; increasing the surrender fee to $50 and the rabies-shot fee to $15; and increasing certain building-inspection and asphalt-cut fees.