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Council reviews animal-control backup contract and school-police memorandum after Uvalde lessons
Summary
Council discussed renewing a backup agreement with Coco's animal-control and a memorandum of understanding with Fulton County School Police clarifying responsibility for school-camera systems and emergency response; staff said the Coco's contract costs the city only when used, and the school MOU clarifies that the responding agency is whoever arrives first.
Kevin, speaking for public safety, recommended renewing the annual agreement with Coco's as a backup animal-control provider; he said the agreement costs the city nothing unless Coco's is called and noted animal-control call volume comes in waves. Councilmembers expressed support for keeping the contract in place as a low-cost option to relieve citizens and allow police to respond as needed.
Kevin also described a required memorandum of understanding with the Fulton County School Police to clarify responsibilities for school-zone cameras and to include an "Uvalde clause" that makes clear which agency is primary in an active-shooter or emergency response. He said the intent is to have the responding agency established legally so responsibility is not ambiguous; council asked staff to clarify the clause. Kevin said the practical outcome is that the agency that gets there first will be the responding agency, but the MOU makes authority explicit for legal clarity.
