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Committee advances Amanda Dehoney Hinkle for director of Indianapolis Animal Care and Services
Summary
The Community Affairs Committee voted unanimously to send Proposal 208-2025 to the full council with a "do pass" recommendation to confirm Amanda Dehoney Hinkle as director of Indianapolis Animal Care and Services; volunteers urged restoration of hours and a volunteer coordinator.
The Indianapolis City Community Affairs Committee voted unanimously to send Proposal 208-2025 to the full City-County Council with a "do pass" recommendation to confirm Amanda Dehoney Hinkle as director of Indianapolis Animal Care and Services (IACS).
The nomination matters to residents and volunteers because IACS is the county's open-intake shelter and volunteers and staff said operational changes over the past year — notably cuts to volunteer hours and a vacant volunteer coordinator position — have reduced hands-on care for animals. Several volunteers and committee members urged Hinkle to restore volunteer programs and improve transparency.
Amanda Dehoney Hinkle, introduced by Councilor Ally Brown, chair of the Community Affairs Committee, presented her background and priorities. Hinkle said she has 20 years of experience in animal welfare, including roles in private veterinary practice and positions at Indianapolis Animal Care and Services and Greenfield-Hancock Animal Management. She told the…
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