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Cathedral City staff recommend keeping part-time Riverside County animal services; council asks for six-month data review
Summary
City staff reviewed options for a new three-year contract with Riverside County Department of Animal Services and presented costs for part‑time and full‑time field and shelter coverage. Staff recommended retaining the current part‑time level while monitoring performance and returning with data and a budget amendment.
Cathedral City officials reviewed a proposed three‑year contract with the Riverside County Department of Animal Services and recommended keeping the city’s current part‑time field and shelter services while the city collects more operational data.
The presentation by Commander Hanley said the proposed contract would run from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028, and staff compared continuing the existing part‑time field service level with a full‑time option. Hanley told the council that Cathedral City has contracted with Riverside County for animal services since fiscal year 2004–05 and that the city has been on a part‑time staffing model since May 2020.
The fiscal comparison showed sizable differences between the options. Staff presented a three‑year total of $2,125,350 for the full‑time field and shelter option and $1,654,279 for the part‑time option. For the first year (fiscal 2025–26) staff showed a projected cost of $607,320 for full‑time field and…
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