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Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter reports balanced budget and asks council for follow-up sessions
Summary
Shelter staff told the council the Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter expects to finish the year with a balanced budget after fundraising of $56,680 and $21,000 in grants; staff requested possible work sessions and local support for programs such as a pet-food pantry and microchip clinics.
Nicole Jones, operations manager at Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter, gave the council an overview of the shelter’s operations and finances. Jones said the shelter had expected a $57,000 deficit earlier but now anticipates a balanced budget thanks to fundraising ($56,680), grants ($21,000), and community revenue sources including pop-can redemption ($6,337) and new monthly donors ($4,476).
Program statistics the shelter provided included 488 intakes for the year (101 dogs, 233 cats, and 8 miscellaneous animals), 209 adoptions (141 cats), 11 dog bites reported, 13 dogs deemed dangerous, 34 microchips implanted, and 3,026 pounds distributed through the pet-food pantry. Jones said volunteers continue to be essential and asked the council to consider work sessions to explore ways the city and shelter can collaborate.
Council thanked the presenters and asked follow-up questions about nuisance enforcement changes and how alternate enforcement has affected animal-control work; shelter staff said they continue close coordination with police and are open to a deeper review in a work session.
What’s next: shelter offered to provide more detailed materials and to meet in a work session to explore partnerships and assistance needs.
