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Palm Desert approves 3-year animal-services contract with Riverside County amid calls for greater transparency
Summary
The City Council approved a three-year agreement with Riverside County Animal Services to continue field-shelter, licensing and clinic services, while directing staff to provide five years of budget and subfund detail after public questions about large donation balances and limited historical spending.
The Palm Desert City Council on Sept. 9 approved a three-year contract with Riverside County Animal Services to continue field response, shelter and licensing work and to fund vaccination, microchip and spay/neuter clinics, with expanded reporting and quarterly meetings.
The agreement calls for a phased-in rate schedule over three years, quarterly billing with annual reconciliation and regular reports to the city. Assistant City Manager Richard Canoni told the council the city is budgeting roughly $500,000 for year one and that costs are expected to rise in years two and three as the county phases in new rates. Canoni said the county will provide standard reports at no charge and up to 12 hours annually for special reports; additional work would be billed at the contract's listed…
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