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Regional animal control reports workload, seeks suitable vehicle; Medway to contribute
Summary
Millis Regional Animal Control reported calls and animal care statistics, described limits of its current vehicle and said Medway has appropriated $25,000 toward a replacement; town administrator said a new intergovernmental cost-sharing agreement is under discussion.
Erin Millett, Millis’s Regional Animal Control Officer, briefed the Finance Committee on animal control activity, adoption and outreach and said the current town vehicle is unsuitable for safely transporting animals.
Millett listed department duties including enforcement of town bylaws and state law, stray animal intake, removal of deceased animals from roadways, and community outreach. She told the committee the department spayed/neutered and adopted out about 20 animals last year and held a microchip clinic with Main Street Veterinary Hospital.
Regarding equipment, Millett said the current pickup is not configured to contain live animals safely, noting limited enclosed space and the presence of deceased-animal removal equipment in the bed. She asked for a vehicle better suited to animal control work. Town Administrator Mike Kaczynski told the committee the town of Medway has appropriated $25,000 toward the vehicle and the towns are negotiating a new intermunicipal agreement that would set reimbursement and cost-sharing for vehicle life and operation. "We're in the process of discussing, with them the next successor, agreement," Kaczynski said. He described the regional arrangement as working well for both communities.
