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New Iberia delays decision on animal-control deal with Iberia Parish after hours-long debate
Summary
City leaders and volunteers discussed a proposed cooperative agreement on animal-control services that would increase city costs and create a city dog-catcher and kennel arrangement; council voted to defer the draft agreement for two weeks for further work and negotiation with parish officials.
Mayor (name not stated) opened a public discussion of a draft cooperative endeavor agreement between the city of New Iberia and Iberia Parish to provide animal-control services after the city’s current contract ends in March. The mayor said the city has been studying options and proposed bringing more professional input, a contracted dog-catcher, and increased kennel capacity as part of the transition.
The mayor told the council the finance impact would be substantial: the city’s consultant quoted a kennel cost of $19 per animal per night and the mayor presented a worked example that, at 40 kennels occupied year-round, would amount to roughly $277,400 annually. He also said the city would seed a spay-and-neuter voucher program with $20,000 and that the…
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