Tricia, a shelter manager, asked commissioners on Aug. 7 for permission to create a dedicated Jefferson County animal-shelter website, to allow the shelter to post more animals and videos than are currently possible on the county's SaveAPet page, and said local sponsors were willing to fund domain and hosting costs. She also requested approval to purchase exhaust fans for the cat and dog rooms using available supplies money; a commissioner responded, "I'd say go for it. Okay. Yeah."

Tricia described recent operational challenges, including court-related abandonments and animals left at the shelter when owners failed to reclaim animals after arrests or incidents. She asked county legal staff to review ordinances and citation processes so the shelter could pursue fines or other remedies when owners abandon animals or fail to comply with legal requirements. "Could you look at the neighboring counties and see what they have and maybe tweak Well to what we need," she asked.

Shelter census: Tricia said the shelter had 23 dogs at the time of the meeting and was over capacity for dogs. Commissioners asked staff to review animal-control ordinances and coordinate with law‑enforcement partners to clarify citation authority and avenues to pursue fees and fines.

Next steps: Commissioners agreed to allow the shelter to proceed with purchasing exhaust fans from supplies funds and asked legal staff to review local ordinances and enforcement pathways for abandoned animals and citation authority. Tricia said she would resend sample ordinances she previously provided to county attorneys for review.