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Council adds five-year Summit County animal-control agreement for first reading after shelter-practice questions
Summary
Norton City Council on Feb. 17 added ordinance 19-2026 for first reading, a five-year intergovernmental agreement with Summit County Animal Control. Council members asked whether the service is a 'no-kill' operation and raised public-safety and animal-welfare questions before the first reading.
Norton City Council added ordinance 19-2026 to the Feb. 17 agenda for first reading, a proposed five-year intergovernmental agreement (IGA) directing the mayor to enter into an arrangement with Summit County Animal Control for animal-control services.
Why it matters: The IGA would formalize a five-year period of outsourced animal-control backup for city police, with an amount cited in the meeting as 'like $60 a dog' and an operational holding period…
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