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Iroquois County seeks to convert per-diem animal-control staffing to regular posts, budget shows potential savings
Summary
Animal-control administrators asked the Finance Committee to approve creating stable staff positions to replace per-diem workers, move veterinary expenses into a dedicated line, and explore revenue from adoption and spay/neuter programs.
Jill Baldwin, who presented the animal-control budget at the June 24 finance meeting, asked the committee to approve a staffing change that would replace per-diem kennel workers with one full-time and one part-time employee and to create a separate veterinary expense line in the department budget.
Baldwin said the department now pays per-diem kennel workers roughly $55 per call and that shifting to scheduled hourly staff would improve oversight and likely reduce outlays. "Paying them $55 for that, well, we could…
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