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Select board member proposes dog ordinance update to centralize fee collection
Summary
A select board member presented a revised dog ordinance removing fixed fee amounts and assigning fee collection to the town analyst; the change also modernizes notice options to email, phone or in-person and clarifies adoption and appeal steps.
A select board member proposed updating the town's dog ordinance to remove fixed fee amounts and centralize fee collection under the town analyst. "I basically just changed all the wording, took out any amounts that were in there, and just said that fees would be paid to her at her discretion and her timeline," the member said, noting that the rest of the ordinance language would remain unchanged.
The board member also updated notification provisions to allow certified mail, regular mail, email, telephone or in-person contact so long as the town retains proof of having contacted the owner. The presenter said adoption would follow the normal procedure: signature on the final copy, publication in the paper, posting in town for the statutory period and an appeal window. The board did not record a formal vote on the change during the transcripted discussion and next steps were described as completing adoption paperwork and posting.
