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Brookshire council approves animal control services contract; staff to formalize call procedure
Summary
Council approved a contract for animal control services with a local contractor who formerly worked in county animal control and directed staff to set a written standard operating procedure for calls and tracking.
The Brookshire City Council voted May 14 to accept a proposal for animal control services from a contractor identified in the meeting as Olivia Olson, who the council was told previously worked in county animal control and has local partnerships supporting adoptions.
Council members discussed problems with the current arrangement, including that the county service would not pick up nonaggressive dogs in some cases, leaving stray animals in the community. Council directed staff to establish a written standard operating procedure for how citizens should request service: during weekday business hours calls will be routed through city hall with a work-order log to track numbers, and after-hours calls will continue to go through the police department for emergency or aggressive-animal responses. The council emphasized the need to keep accurate counts if the city is paying for contracted service.
The motion to approve the contract passed by voice vote. The council did not announce a contract dollar amount during the meeting and did not set a start date; the contract documents will be finalized by staff and the parties before service begins.
