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County officials press City of Madera on animal‑services cost sharing as fee study continues
Summary
Supervisors and county staff flagged growing county costs for animal services, questioned the $180,000 city contribution and urged completion of a fee study to quantify cross‑jurisdictional costs.
Madera County supervisors pressed for clearer cost sharing with the City of Madera and Chowchilla during the budget hearing Tuesday, saying county taxpayers currently shoulder a disproportionate share of animal‑services costs.
Amy Toller, director of Madera County Animal Services, told the board the department had to absorb most intake, medical care and euthanasia costs for animals originating in the city of Madera. “We are unfortunately burdened with the cost of their euthanasia, their intake, their medic‑ medical cases,” Toller said, adding that the city pays about $180,000 a year while…
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