The Animal Control, Highway & Transit Committee approved a short-term intergovernmental agreement (IGA) to provide animal control services to Carbon Hill and recommended it be finalized before the next fiscal year.

Staff told the committee Carbon Hill approved contracting with the county at its July meeting and wants services to begin as soon as possible. The IGA presented is a shorter-term agreement that will run until the county’s next fiscal year; staff said the municipality will submit a further contract for next year’s budget.

Committee members asked about charges and fees. Staff said the county uses its standard fee schedule: staff first described it as “like 50¢ a thing” and later referenced per-person/incident fees during discussion; billing is handled on a per-service basis and customers are billed quarterly rather than by a flat monthly fee. The transcript includes both references, which indicate the fee is nominal and billed per service, but the exact fee structure for Carbon Hill’s short-term IGA will be recorded in the agreement.

A motion to approve the short-term IGA passed on a voice vote. Staff said the full-year IGA will be brought back in the next budget cycle.