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MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Lyons, <br />SECONDED by Commissioner Bowman, to approve <br />the above budget amendment for Animal <br />Control veterinarian services as recommended <br />by staff. <br />Commissioner Wodtke wished to know if we are going to <br />follow budgetary procedure or not, and OMB Director Barton <br />pointed out that during budget sessions, the Board had said <br />if Animal Control got into trouble to come back. He stated <br />that Director Thomas has taken steps to try to control these <br />bills,. but in the meantime, they do need some money. <br />Administrator Wright assured the Board that Mr. Thomas <br />is --watching this to -the penny, and this is what the expenses <br />are running. ' <br />Discussion ensued as to the circumstances in which we <br />make use of veterinarian services, and Mr. Thomas explained <br />that the Police or possibly the Animal Control Officer will <br />pick up an injured animal and take it to the veterinarian. <br />After the veterinarian has done his work, the animal then is <br />taken - to the Humane Society. He informed the Board that <br />license money and fines together are averaging about $300 a <br />month while last year this amounted to a total of around <br />$800 for the entire year. He believed we need a definite <br />program to increase the money collected on licenses and <br />noted that in St. Lucie County they even sent people around <br />to knock on doors-. <br />Commissioner Lyons asked if some arrangement couldn't <br />be worked out where veterinarians could, issue a license at <br />the same time they certify that the dog has been innocu- <br />lated, and we could pay them some small fee, possibly $1.00. <br />Mr. Thomas believed that something could be worked out <br />along those lines. <br />11 <br />FEB 8 1984 ° B(3UK 56+ PAGE <br />