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Klamath County debates outsourcing delinquent livestock fines as animal-control budget strains general fund
Summary
County officials discussed sending delinquent livestock-hearing fines to a collections agency after staff reported about $59,000 in outstanding fees and warned the animal-control program is unsustainably funded by the general fund; commissioners deferred a final decision pending a broader review of animal-control operations.
Klamath County commissioners on Dec. 17 heard a detailed discussion about delinquent livestock hearing fines and the sustainability of the county’s animal-control budget, with staff and commissioners debating whether to use a private collections firm or continue with in-house and County Counsel processing.
Sheriff’s staff raised a backlog of past-due livestock hearing fines and asked whether it is efficient to have County Counsel file delinquent accounts, which incurred unexpected court-filing fees, or to outsource the…
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