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Council approves ordinance creating Metropolitan Animal Care and Control Commission after heated debate and board of health request for review
Summary
The Metropolitan Council approved an ordinance to establish a Metropolitan Animal Care and Control Commission on second reading as amended, 5-1-1, after members debated timing and the board of health requested more time to review the bill’s language.
The Metropolitan Council’s Public Health & Safety Committee approved an ordinance to establish a Metropolitan Animal Care and Control Commission on second reading as amended, with a final vote of 5 in favor, 1 opposed and 1 not voting.
Supporters said the commission is intended to provide a stable, ordinance-created governing structure for Metro Animal Care and Control (MAC) after years of staffing and facility concerns, while the Metro Board of Health asked for time to review the bill’s new language before the board’s next meeting.
Councilmember Wiener, the lead sponsor, said the amendment being considered “is nothing more than adding a couple of whereas to posture historical perspective, so that there's more clarity around what we're doing.” Wiener urged colleagues to move the bill forward and to show support for MAC staff who, she said, have been “overlooked.”
Mark Young, represe…
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