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Public raises animal shelter concerns as council considers $700,000 item; staff says partner cities billed quarterly
Summary
Public commenters criticized San Bernardino Animal Services operations and asked for detailed line items on a roughly $700,000 funding request. Housing and finance staff said partner cities are being billed quarterly and that the city will return with detailed billing figures.
Several residents used the April 2 council meeting to press the city on animal shelter operations and a funding request that public commenters described as lacking itemized detail. Speakers asked for explanations of spay/neuter strategy, intake and euthanasia rates, how shelter funds were spent, and whether partner jurisdictions were paying agreed contributions.
Nut graf: Lydia Savala, who said she compiled 2023/2024 intake figures, told council the shelter’s intake rose…
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