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Huachuca City council backs letter supporting a Cochise County animal shelter and clears code changes to ease cooperation
Summary
Council authorized sending a letter expressing support for a proposed Cochise County animal shelter in Huachuca City and separately approved drafting animal-code amendments to ease coordination. Chief Berry and Town Manager Suzanne Harvey framed the actions as steps to facilitate a county-run shelter.
The Huachuca City Council on Jan. 8 authorized staff to submit a letter stating the town's support for a proposed Cochise County animal shelter and approved drafting code amendments intended to remove obsolete animal regulations.
Town Manager Suzanne Harvey told the council "it would be a benefit to the town to work with Cochise County." Chief Berry said the animal-code edits would "remove some parts of code that are no longer relevant" and would make working with the county easier if the county places a shelter in town. Council voted unanimously to authorize both the support letter and preparation of ordinance language.
Both actions are preparatory: the letter expresses political support for county action, and the code amendments still must be drafted and then considered by council through the standard ordinance process. Funding, shelter operator responsibilities and a project timeline were not specified in the minutes.
