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Council approves $5,000 appropriation for Delta Dogs spay-and-neuter clinic for 2025
Summary
The council approved a $5,000 appropriation for Delta Dogs to support a June 2025 spay-and-neuter clinic; members discussed that an approved 2024 appropriation was not paid because a contract was not executed.
The Helena-West Helena City Council approved a $5,000 appropriation for Delta Dogs to support a spay-and-neuter clinic planned in June 2025.
Council members debated whether funds approved in 2024 but not paid because a contract had not been executed should be paid in addition to the 2025 appropriation. City staff said the 2024 appropriation had been approved by the council in the prior year but a contract was never prepared or signed, so no payment was issued.
Council member San Carlos moved to appropriate $5,000 for Delta Dogs for a June 2025 clinic; Council member Davis seconded. The council then voted to approve the 2025 appropriation. Staff and council members clarified that the 2024 appropriation was approved but was not disbursed because the contract was not prepared and signed: "We approved it ... and the city attorney was to draw it up, and the mayor was to have signed it. The contract kinda got pushed to the side and never was prepared, and I never gave them their money," a staff member explained.
Nut graf: The council approved funding for a neighborhood animal-health initiative while acknowledging a previously approved payment was not issued because of an unexecuted contract; council members suggested Delta Dogs may request additional funds in the future if needed.
Ending: Staff said the city will complete the contract documents and execute the payment for the 2025 clinic; Delta Dogs can return to request further funding after the clinic if additional resources are needed.
