Animal control staff request permission to advertise for bids on new building; city to track donation from Giving Day

A representative from animal control presented a package for a new animal control building and asked the Meridian City Council to authorize legal advertising for construction bids. The representative also said the city participated in a community Giving Day downtown and requested permission to accept any funds raised for animal control from that event. Council members signaled agreement for staff to proceed with advertising and to accept the Giving Day funds, but no formal recorded motion or roll-call vote was taken in the meeting transcript. The animal control representative was told the item would be placed on a future agenda and that staff should confirm the exact donation amount before final acceptance. City staff and the mayor discussed timing and confirmed they would return the item on a future council agenda for formal approval of advertising and acceptance of funds if required.