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I JAN 2s 1993 TO: Board of County Commissioners THROUGH: Jim Chandler, County Administrator FROM: Doug Wright, Director Emergency Services DATE: January 13, 1993 SUBJECT: Approval of Resolution Related to Animal Control; Amending the Fees, Penalties and Procedures Related to Enforcement of the Animal Control Ordinance BOOK 88 PAGt 654 -7 It is respectfully requested that the information contained herein be given formal consideration by the Board• of County Commissioners at the next regular scheduled meeting. DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS The fees, penalties and procedures established in Resolution 92-74 have been revised in two areas of the proposed resolution now before the Board for consideration. The first proposed change is in Section 2, subsection c, entitled "Redemption Penalties in addition to Impoundment Fees," the first offense has been changed to a non -fee basis or a waiver. This change is predicated on a request by Animal Control and the Humane Society in an effort to enhance our outreach programs to help educate pet owners to be responsible for their pets. The second proposed change is not really a change, but rather a correction. When Resolution 92-74 was prepared, the redemption penalty fee amount specified in Section 21 subsection c, was incorrectly transcribed. These fee amounts were correctly stated in Resolution 91-57 approved by the Board on May 7, 1991, and these are the same amounts that are requested -for approval now by the Board. The correct redemption penalty amounts should be $15.00 for the first recognized offense; $30.00 for a second offense; and $60.00 for any third or subsequent offense, rather than the incorrect amounts of $30.00, $60.00, and $100.00 respectively. ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS The Division of Animal Control and the Humane Society feel the change proposed regarding the waiver for the first offense in terms of redemption penalty charges will help to educate the pet owners to maintain control of their pets and not allow them to roam at large. It will allow for only an impoundment fee to be charged for first offenders without an additional redemption penalty. It is felt that charging both for first offenders would escalate the civil penalty to the point that some citizens might not be financially able to retrieve their pets from the Humane Society. --- RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends the Board of County Commissioners approve the proposed Resolution which provides for a redemption penalty fee waiver for first offenders and provides the correct amounts of $15.00, $30.00, and $60.000, in terms of redemption penalties for first, second and third or subsequent offenses, after an initial waiver has been granted. 28 a � �