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Kankakee committee debates animal control contract, fees and collection challenges
Summary
The Building and Code Safety Committee discussed a proposed intergovernmental contract with Kankakee County Animal Control that would allow residents to call animal control directly, change billing practices and could raise the city—s annual costs; members also debated enforcement and practical limits on recouping fees from owners.
The Kankakee City Building and Code Safety Committee spent the bulk of its February meeting discussing a proposed contract with Kankakee County Animal Control that would let residents contact county animal control directly and shift operational responsibility for stray and public-safety animal calls, committee members and county staff said.
Committee members and county staff said the contract aims to speed response times and reduce follow-up between 9-1-1, the police department and city code staff, but it also raises questions about cost and the city—s ability to recoup fees from pet owners. Director Nelson said the city currently pays roughly in the low tens of thousands annually for county animal-control responses and that a contract could increase that outlay; the committee reviewed county line-item bills and earlier-year summaries during the discussion.
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