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Animal Services retains staff and spay/neuter rollout; committee backs phased increases for animal care attendants and adds pet food bank request to recon list
Summary
Office of Animal Services presented a same‑services FY26 budget and reported a slow rollout of a county low‑cost spay/neuter program; staff confirmed plans for two monthly clinics and requested continued monitoring. Committee asked for tranches of additional animal care attendant positions and placed a $30,000 pet food bank request on the budget
The Office of Animal Services (OAS) presented a FY26 same‑services operating budget on April 23 and updated the Public Safety Committee on the county’s recently launched low‑cost spay/neuter program and other programmatic changes.
Why it matters: OAS told the committee the executive recommended a $502,521 increase (4.79%) over FY25—primarily continuation of services—and highlighted the department’s shift toward a human‑animal support services model intended to provide upstream interventions to keep families and pets together.
Program updates and staffing: OAS said the low‑cost spay/neuter…
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