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Council votes to create standalone Department of Animal Services, director position set at E6
Summary
The council passed an ordinance creating a Department of Animal Services separated from the Police Department; administration clarified the director pay grade (E6) and said no substantive policy changes to animal control law were made by the ordinance.
The Anne Arundel County Council on Monday passed Bill 2,525, which establishes a standalone Department of Animal Services within the executive branch and separates animal care and control operations from the police department.
Administration representatives told the council the ordinance does not change the county’s substantive animal control laws but elevates the unit to a cabinet‑level department. Officials said the move follows a…
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