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Humane Society leaders outline $260,000 shortfall, seek contract renegotiation with Collegedale
Summary
Humane Society of Hamilton County officials told the Collegedale City Commission they face a roughly $260,000 operational shortfall this fiscal year, traced to a blocked county ARP payment and long-term underfunding; they asked the city to join contract renegotiations about services and response expectations.
Humane Society of Hamilton County volunteer board president Jim Kennedy and interim director Dr. Tai (Ty) Federico told the Collegedale City Commission during a workshop presentation that the shelter is operating with a structural funding gap and is asking municipalities, including Collegedale, to revisit service contracts.
Kennedy said the shelter expects about a $260,000 shortfall for the fiscal year that reflects anticipated municipal and county revenue that did not materialize after Hamilton County tabled a proposed American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) resolution. “We had worked out with Mayor Watt what we thought was an agreement to get some funding … the county was going to put up $200,000 and then work with the municipalities to generate another $50,000… that would then be matched by the private sector,” Kennedy said.
The request matters because the Humane Society operates under an auto-renewing municipal service contract…
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