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Committee directs county administrator to draft municipal trap-and-release agreement
Summary
After reviewing a statement from the State's Attorney that the county must be involved in creating trap-and-release programs but is not responsible for operating them, the committee directed the County Administrator to draft an agreement municipalities can use to run their own programs.
The committee reviewed a statement from the Office of the State's Attorney that Henry County must be involved in creating trap-and-release (TNR) programs but is not responsible for operating them. The minutes record that the committee also reviewed a statement from Linda Vanderleest about the impact of unspayed and unneutered feral cat populations.
Following discussion, the committee directed County Administrator Erin Knackstedt to draft an agreement municipalities could use to establish their own trap-and-release programs. The directive is framed as guidance and an administrative next step; the minutes do not record any funding commitment or operational role for the county beyond drafting the template agreement.
