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Animal services director and deputies urge pay changes, staffing realignment ahead of new shelter
Summary
Animal Services staff described operational changes tied to a planned shelter move and asked commissioners to approve a staffing restructure and market‑aligned pay increases for deputy constables who perform combined environmental health and animal control enforcement.
During the budget workshop, Animal Services staff raised staffing and compensation issues tied to the department’s move into a larger shelter and evolving enforcement responsibilities. Senior Deputy Constable Sean Gore spoke to the court about the hybrid law‑enforcement and environmental role deputies perform and asked for market‑aligned compensation to retain experienced deputies.
Why it matters: the department combines animal control, environmental health enforcement (OSSF, illegal dumping/burning), civil process service and other duties. Several deputies and kennel staff have long tenure; staff warned that turnover is costly and…
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