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Commission designates county animal shelter, approves volunteer-run model and donation line item
Summary
The board designated the facility "County Animal Shelter," approved operating it as a volunteer-run shelter with an 18-hour-per-week part-time manager (reassigning duties) and asked the treasurer to add a donation line and QR code on the county website.
The board voted to designate the facility as the "County Animal Shelter" and to operate the animal-control building as a volunteer-run shelter while pursuing a nonprofit takeover or a better long-term option. The motion reassigns animal-control responsibilities and changes the title for the county position to shelter manager, with an 18-hour-per-week schedule and funding already identified in the existing budget lines.
Commissioners discussed operational steps: applying for a shelter license in the county's name while addressing building deficiencies under a punch-list approach, creating job descriptions and volunteer duty lists, and sharing forms generously provided by neighboring Manistique to speed operations. The treasurer committed to creating a separate donation line item and an online payment/QR code for public donations; the board emphasized transparency by tracking donations and showing receipts on the county finance page.
A motion to authorize the volunteer-shelter approach and to reassign duties passed by voice vote. Staff will bring job descriptions and a volunteer plan to the next committee meeting.
