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Wallsburg council declines Heber Valley Animal Services interlocal without usage data
Summary
After staff relayed that Heber Valley estimated a roughly $3,500 annual cost and reported there is no fee-reduction application, the council voted unanimously to decline entering the interlocal agreement and asked Heber Valley to return with call-volume numbers for Wallsburg limits before the town will reconsider.
The council considered an interlocal agreement offered by Heber Valley Animal Services that would provide animal-control responses to town limits for an annual, population-based fee. Council members recounted a staff conversation with "Chief Severs," who told them the fee is based on population and that a small municipality might pay about $3,500 per year; staff also said Heber Valley reported there is no application for a fee reduction.
Council members questioned whether Wallsburg receives sufficient calls to justify the estimated cost and whether animals from Wallsburg would be accepted by the shelter; without specific call-volume data from Heber Valley, council members said they could not assess the value of joining the program.
Councilmember Terry Issel moved, Mary Piccitelli seconded, and the council voted unanimously to decline entering the interlocal agreement at this time. The council asked staff to draft a response to Heber Valley explaining the decision and requesting specific usage numbers and a population basis for the fee so the town can revisit the question if Heber Valley provides that information.
The council did not direct staff to enter into any alternate animal-control arrangement locally; members suggested the issue can be reintroduced if Heber Valley supplies the requested data.
