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County adopts stopgap two-person animal-control plan for fiscal year; revenue shortfall small but will be monitored
Summary
Klamath County agreed to a temporary two-employee animal-control staffing plan for the fiscal year that reduces services and incurs a modest $2,700 shortfall to be covered from sheriff’s materials and services budgets; commissioners asked staff to monitor revenues closely.
The Klamath County Board of Commissioners agreed July 1 to a short-term staffing plan for animal control that keeps basic service in place for the current fiscal year while staff prepare a longer-term structural redesign.
Sheriff’s office staff presented a stopgap that would retain two positions: one animal-control officer and one clerk/office worker. The sheriff’s office will continue administrative control of the program. Staff told the board the plan fits the existing budget except for a roughly $2,700 shortfall; the sheriff’s office indicated it can cover that gap from materials-and-services funds for the current fiscal year.
The proposal will reduce office hours and services compared with prior staffing levels, and the board asked that revenues be watched closely so the county does not have to pursue a mid-year budget resolution. Commissioners noted one current clerk has prior animal-control officer experience and is willing to reclassify into an officer role; the county plans to align pay grades to avoid internal inequities if both incumbents hold similar duties.
Commissioners concurred with the temporary approach and directed staff to return with a structural plan for animal services funding and operations. No formal vote record was read into the minutes; the board’s direction was to implement the stopgap and review the program again in six months.
Ending: Staff to monitor animal-control revenues and return with a proposed long-term funding and structural plan; commissioners asked staff to avoid general-fund subsidies and to keep the program largely revenue-supported if possible.
