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County asks Libby to consider raising animal‑control payment after sheriff’s cost review
Summary
After a sheriff’s office cost analysis, Lincoln County asked the City of Libby to consider increasing its annual payment for animal-control services (currently $12,000) toward a proposed county offset of $25,000 of an estimated $49,000 service cost; commissioners named a liaison to pursue negotiations.
Lincoln County commissioners on June 25 discussed a sheriff’s‑office cost analysis showing the city of Libby’s current annual payment of $12,000 falls short of the county’s estimated cost to provide animal‑control services.
Sheriff’s staff prepared a breakdown that estimated total annual costs of about $49,000 for services delivered inside Libby’s municipal limits; the county proposed that Libby offset $25,000 of that total. Commissioners agreed the number should be negotiated with the city and designated a single county liaison to carry the proposal to Libby officials and report back.
A commissioner said the county recently negotiated the contract from $10,000 to $12,000 and that costs, including a new animal shelter, have risen since the last increase. The board agreed to keep the issue as a standing agenda item until an agreement is reached and noted the city had not yet agreed to the county’s proposal.
Next steps: the designated liaison will present the county’s proposal to Libby and attempt to negotiate a settlement; commissioners will revisit the item as the city responds.
