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Hays County creates Animal Welfare Services division, reconstitutes Pet Resource Center committee
Summary
The Commissioners Court voted to create a county Animal Welfare Services division inside the Hays County Health Department, authorize staffing and reconstitute a Pet Resource Center committee to negotiate options with cities and partners after the county’s contractor stopped services.
Hays County commissioners on April 8 voted unanimously to create an Animal Welfare Services division within the Hays County Health Department, authorize initial staffing and reconstitute a county Pet Resource Center committee to negotiate partners and siting for a regional pet resource center.
The move follows the termination of an outside contract that had been providing several animal-services functions and months of public comment pressing the county for an organized, county-led approach. Commissioner Smith said the new division will “provide roots” for a coordinated county response and give the county “oversight” when negotiating with nonprofit and municipal partners.
Matthew Gonzales, director of the Hays County Health Department, told the court the county can use existing contract dollars more efficiently by moving services in-house.…
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