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Commission forwards animal shelter budget that includes proposal for a county veterinarian
Summary
The Maury County Commission forwarded the animal shelter budget, which proposes creating an in-house veterinarian position to replace weekly contract services and expand surgical capacity.
Kim, the shelter's lead (identified in the meeting as the shelter presenter), asked the commission to forward the animal shelter budget, which includes a proposal to convert contract veterinary services into a full-time county veterinarian position. The shelter's budget increase was presented as 16% including the new position; staff said they would reallocate the current contract line and one medical position to offset part of the cost.
Kim told commissioners the shelter currently has one contracted veterinarian who comes once a week and that demand has grown. "We are at a point where we…
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