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Council approves continued Solano County animal-control services after questions about patrol timing and citations
Summary
Council approved an agreement to continue animal-control services through Solano County, after questions about response times for off-leash dogs and requests for citation counts; the police chief said response is generally within an hour and offered to provide historical citation counts later.
The City Council approved a renewal of the contract to continue animal-control services provided through Solano County.
Mayor (speaker 1) pulled the item for separate consideration to ask the police chief about response times and local enforcement. The chief (speaker 14) said the contract requires a response within one hour and noted city community-service and patrol officers also issue off-leash citations. "We requested some additional patrol down there, and they took care of that," the chief said, adding crews had recently written several off-leash citations in the marina/green area. The chief said he did not have an exact citation count available during the meeting but would provide the number later; when pressed, he estimated it would be "less than in the hundreds" for the previous year.
Public comment included a request for the number of citations issued; staff agreed to follow up with a precise figure. Council then moved and seconded the contract approval and the clerk called the roll; the item passed by roll call.
What to expect next
Staff said the contract will continue the current service model with county animal-control officers responding to calls and city officers authorized to write off-leash citations periodically. Council discussion flagged options for increased localized coverage (intermittent assigned animal-control presence) but noted cost and operational considerations.
Action details
- Agenda item: 14h — authorization for the city manager to execute an agreement with the Solano County Sheriff's Office to continue animal-control services.
- Motion: move to approve; seconded; passed by roll call.
City staff will provide the requested historical citation counts and continue to coordinate patrol strategies with the county.
