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Commission directs staff to begin talks with municipalities to fund animal control facility
Summary
Commissioners instructed staff to engage municipal governments about sharing costs for a county animal control facility, citing city use of services and potential city-collected dog tax revenue.
The Harrison County Commission on Oct. 1 directed staff to begin working with municipalities to explore shared funding for a county animal control facility.
A commissioner noted the county handles animal intakes from cities and suggested municipal cost-sharing to defray facility expenses. The board discussed that some municipalities collect a dog tax, and one commissioner asked staff to determine how those collections have been used and whether they could be applied toward the county facility. "I would like staff to begin looking," the motion-maker said; the motion carried.
No dollar amounts or timelines were set; staff were asked to research the statutory code reference mentioned (chapter 19 as read aloud) and report back to the commission with options for municipal participation and the use of dog-tax revenue, if available.
