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Council reviews proposed contract increase for Blue Mountain Humane Society
Summary
Council received a draft contract that would raise the monthly per-unit payment to Blue Mountain Humane Society to cover rising costs and curb nonresident drop-offs; council and staff discussed tracking, shelter capacity and adoption support but did not vote.
City staff presented a draft contract with Blue Mountain Humane Society that would increase College Place’s payment to the shelter to reflect four years of inflation and rising operational costs.
Staff said the earlier contract rates had not kept pace with expenses and that the shelter is absorbing costs from higher intake, spay/neuter procedures and no‑kill policies. The city’s synopsis noted the initial shelter proposal was higher and that the recommended contract settled in a negotiated middle ground. “They add that all up and come up to a fair value because the initial proposal was definitely out there, but we ended up in the middle ground,” a staff…
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