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Riverside hears plan for $16.8M animal‑services contract and $816,000 community program; council debate focuses on cost and county role
Summary
City staff presented a proposed three‑year (FY26–28) sheltering and field‑services agreement with Riverside County Department of Animal Services totaling $16.8 million and requested a supplemental $816,000 appropriation for community programs (microchip scanners, spay/neuter partnerships and adoption events). Councilmembers pressed county cost‑sharing, meeting‑hour billing language and program scale; a motion was made but the transcript does not record a detailed roll‑call tally.
Riverside — City staff on Nov. 18 asked the City Council to approve a three‑year agreement with the Riverside County Department of Animal Services (DAS) covering sheltering and field services with a contract cost of $16.8 million for fiscal years 2026–28 and a proposed $816,000 supplemental appropriation to fund community programs aimed at reducing shelter intake.
Diana Pilato, presenting the report, said the county shelter has been partially subsidizing services for contract cities and that Riverside accounted for 24.6% of…
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