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Humane Society asks Hamilton County for $1.9 million and urges prompt contract talks
Summary
The Humane Society of Hamilton County told commissioners it needs a bigger county allocation and a new contract after exercising a termination option in its 1999 animal-control agreement.
The Humane Society of Hamilton County asked the Hamilton County Commission for a $1.9 million annual allocation and urged officials to begin negotiating a new contract to cover animal-control services.
Jim Kennedy, a board member of the Humane Society, told the commission the nonprofit is the county’s contract vendor for animal control and shelter services and that it has been operating under a 1999 agreement. He said the organization now covers 74% of the county’s animal-control intake while the county’s current allocation covers “a little less than 23%” of the shelter’s revenue.
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