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Supervisors press animal services on city cost-sharing as county fee study advances
Summary
Supervisors and county staff discussed animal services funding, a pending fee study and the discrepancy between the county's cost for shelter operations and the payment from the City of Madera; staff said a city-county fee study by NBS should be ready for board action in fall/winter 2025.
Madera County supervisors on June 9 pressed county staff and the animal services director for answers about how much the county's animal shelter is costing and whether cities that send animals to the shelter pay a fair share.
Administration's budget book lists a recommended animal services appropriation of $2,166,006.51 for FY2025‑26. At the hearing Animal Services Director Amy Toller described service levels and said some cities provide their own animal control while others rely on the county's shelter for intake, medical care and euthanasia.
"As far as the city of Madera, they do not have a shelter. So all of their animals do come to us," Toller said. She told the board that the City…
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