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Animal services to move to police department; shelter operations, incinerator replacement and spay/neuter demand discussed
Summary
Health and Animal Services Director Christina Heinen told the council animal control officers will transfer to the Police Department on July 1; she also outlined shelter statistics, a failing incinerator that needs replacement and continued demand for spay/neuter services amid chronic overcapacity.
Christina Heinen, director of Health and Animal Services, told the council the city will move animal control officers, associated funds, vehicles and equipment to the Police Department beginning July 1.
"Animal control is moving over to PD," Heinen said, explaining the transfer aligns operationally with other jurisdictions and will reassign salaries, vehicles and training budgets to police. She said staff and logistics remain to be finalized…
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