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Cusseta–Chattahoochee Commission votes to end Fort Benning stray-facility contract
Summary
The county commission voted unanimously Nov. 4 to terminate its Intergovernmental Service Agreement with the Fort Benning stray facility, saying the arrangement failed to meet the county's requirements and staff will serve required notice while maintaining other IGSAs.
The Commission of the Unified Government of Cusseta–Chattahoochee County voted unanimously on Nov. 4 to end its contract with the Fort Benning stray facility after commissioners said the arrangement was not meeting the county’s requirements.
Commissioner Gerald Douglas moved to terminate the Intergovernmental Service Agreement; Commissioner Jason Frost seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. According to the meeting minutes, other intergovernmental shelter arrangements remain in place and functioning, but "this one is not" meeting requirements and staff will work through the notice process to end the contract.
County staff did not provide additional operational detail in the public minutes about the specific performance shortfalls or the timeline for transition. The action was taken during the regular meeting after routine approvals of minutes and other agenda items. The motion to end the contract was recorded as passed without recorded dissent; no further formal action or replacement plan for stray-animal services was included in the meeting packet.
The decision will require staff follow-up to manage notice, any animal transfers and to confirm continuity of stray-animal care for residents of Cusseta–Chattahoochee County.
