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Kankakee aldermen seek clarity on animal-control contract, fees and budget impact
Summary
Members of the Kankakee City Building and Code Committee discussed moving to a contracted animal-control service after hearing a memo from the police chief but deferred a final decision until budget and fee details are clarified.
KANKAKEE, Ill. — Members of the Kankakee City Building and Code Committee spent the bulk of their meeting debating whether to enter a $35,000 animal-control contract and how that contract would affect existing per-call fees and the city budget.
The committee discussed a memorandum from Police Chief Kidwell arguing that a contract would provide priority service, reduce the police department’s animal-related calls and bring enforcement expertise. “In contracted areas, residents can contact animal control directly, [which] eliminate[s] the need for police involvement in many animal related calls,” the memo said, attributed in the meeting to Police Chief Kidwell.
The discussion mattered because the budget packet included an additional $10,000 to the animal control line to fund a contract and…
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