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Palm Coast staff say expanding animal control countywide would require five more employees; municipalities want separated cost estimates
Summary
City staff told the joint workshop expanding Palm Coast animal control services countywide would add five personnel and specialized vehicles; commissioners and council members asked staff to separate shelter operating costs from animal-control-only costs and to provide 1-officer/vehicle estimates for budgeting.
City staff presented a separate programmatic proposal at the Jan. 29 joint workshop showing what it would take for Palm Coast to expand animal control services across unincorporated Flagler County and potentially to other municipalities.
Staff said expanding countywide coverage would require adding five full-time positions (three full-time animal control officers and two administrative technicians) to Palm Coast’s current complement of three officers and two technicians. The initial certification for animal control officers is a state requirement and involves a 40-hour training course offered by the Florida Animal…
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