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Hills council approves pay-per-animal Muscatine Humane Society contract over Iowa City option
Summary
Council approved Resolution 2026-26 to contract with Muscatine Humane Society on a pay-per-animal basis ($100 per animal drop-off); an alternative Iowa City 28E agreement would have charged an annual fee of just over $1,000 covering nine dogs and included a three-year no-termination term.
The Hills City Council voted July 27 to approve Resolution 2026-26, contracting with the Muscatine Humane Society for animal intake services on a pay-per-animal basis.
Council reviewed two options presented at the meeting: Muscatine Humane Society, which would charge $100 each time an animal is dropped off, and an Iowa City 28E agreement described in the record as charging "a yearly fee of just a little over $1,000 for 9 dogs" with a three-year, non-terminable term. Council Member Hudachek moved to approve the Muscatine contract and Council Member Rummelhart seconded; the vote passed 3–1 (Ayes: Rummelhart, Knebel, Hudachek; Nay: Henderson).
The transcript does not include the full contract text or termination clauses for the Muscatine agreement; Henderson voted against the contract but the meeting record does not include her full reasoning beyond the vote. The decision shifts Hills to a per-animal expense model rather than a fixed annual-fee model for covered animals.
Next steps: city staff will finalize contract paperwork with Muscatine Humane Society; the record does not indicate an exact start date.
