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Health director outlines 40% increase in monthly contract with Animal Friends Humane Society
Summary
The city health director reported a negotiated 2025 agreement with Animal Friends Humane Society that raises the monthly facility payment by 40% to $4,600 and lists additional per‑case fees (intake, daily care, necropsy/veterinary care); staff said no other facility can provide these services locally.
Health Director Cindy Hogg described terms of the proposed 2025 agreement with Animal Friends Humane Society, which covers impoundment, quarantine for disease control, and holding animals running at large. Hogg said the monthly rate in the agreement increases by 40% to $4,600 per month because of operational cost pressures at the humane society. She also detailed additional fees tied to specific services: a $200 intake fee, $25 per day for care and support services, and a $150 fee for necropsy (autopsy) or other veterinarian care in criminal or cruelty cases.
Hogg said the Health and Law departments negotiated the agreement and that, at present, no other facility in the area can provide the full suite of services the city requires. She invited questions and noted that additional fees would apply in quarantine and criminal‑case situations; council did not take an immediate vote on the contract during this meeting.
