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Board sets public hearing to repeal and replace animal control ordinance after public comment
Summary
The board unanimously voted to schedule a public hearing on repealing and replacing the animal control ordinance (14‑22) after a public commenter urged delay and fuller public involvement; the board accepted that public comment was properly directed at setting the hearing date and proceeded to schedule the hearing.
During the consent agenda on Nov. 4 the board heard public comment from Marcia Ellis who asked the board to table item No. 7, which would set a public hearing to repeal and replace the county animal control ordinance (item summary references ordinance 14‑22). The chair and county attorney clarified that the matter before the board that day was to set a public hearing date rather than adopt the ordinance itself. After brief discussion the commissioners voted unanimously to set the public hearing as agendized.
Why this matters: Public commenters said the proposed ordinance "fails to address the many concerns" raised previously and requested more public involvement; the board allowed public comment on the scheduling question, confirmed the legal framing, and approved setting the public hearing so the ordinance can be considered with full public input at that later hearing.
Outcome: Motion to set the public hearing carried unanimously.
