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Council approves animal-shelter interlocal agreement after shelter reports adoption gains
Summary
Leah Reagan reported February intake and outcomes and told the council county ordinances were updated to align return-to-owner procedures; the council voted to approve an interlocal agreement for shelter services with conditions; vote recorded as 'Aye' twice (names not specified).
Leah Reagan, of the Vincennes Animal Shelter, told the council on March 9 that February brought 15 cats intake and 18 positive cat outcomes, 14 of which were adoptions; dog intake was 32 with 61 positive dog outcomes, 16 of which were adoptions — a total of 30 adoptions for the month.
"That's probably the lowest numbers we'll have all year," Reagan said, adding that kitten and puppy season is approaching.
Reagan described changes the county made to its ordinances to align with the city’s procedures, including a provision reported in the meeting that a second pickup return could result in the animal being spayed or neutered at the owner’s expense and a reported per-animal charge of $2.75. She said the same proposal had been submitted to Bicknell but officials there had not yet responded.
A council member moved to approve the animal-shelter interlocal agreement described by Reagan; the motion was seconded and the council voted in favor (the record shows two affirmative 'Aye' responses; individual voters were not named in the transcript). The motion approved the agreement as presented in the meeting.
The vote authorizes the city to formalize interlocal arrangements with the county to align return-to-owner procedures and fee structures; the city will not accept animals from jurisdictions that do not adopt the same procedures, the shelter said.
