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ORDINANCE 95-22 <br />Section 304.17. Community Transportation Coordinator. <br />All services subject to Part II of this chapter and which are paid— <br />for in part or in whole with government funds shall be under <br />written contract with the community transportation coordinator and <br />shall be coordinated through the Indian River County Community <br />Transportation Coordinator. <br />Section 304.18. <br />This section will be the current Section 304.13. <br />PUBLIC DISCUSSION ITEM <br />DANNIE DECKER REGARDING COUNTY ANEVIAL TAGS <br />The Board reviewed a Memorandum of September 13, 1995: <br />TO: The Honorable Board of County Commissioners <br />THROUGH: Douglas Wright, Emergency Services Director` <br />James Chandler, County Administrator <br />FROM: Nancy Errett, Director <br />Animal Control Division "^- <br />DATE: September 13, 1995 <br />SUBJECT: Response To August 25, 1995 Letter To The Board From Mr. <br />Dannie Decker <br />I have received a copy of the letter received on September 5, 1995 <br />from Mr. Dannie Decker. Mr. Decker expresses concern over the <br />license fees charged for animals that have not been sterilized. <br />Currently, the Department of Emergency Services, Animal Control <br />Division charges two different animal license fees. A license fee <br />of $10.00 is charged to owners of non -sterilized animals and a fee <br />of $5.00 is charged to owners of sterilized animals.- This issue <br />has been brought to the Board several times in the past. The fee <br />charged to owners of non -sterilized animals was adopted by the <br />Board to offset costs incurred by the county because of the <br />uncontrolled increase in the animal population. The Florida <br />Legislature has also identified this growing problem and initiated <br />language in -Florida State Statute 823.15 which requires <br />sterilization of any animal adopted from any animal shelter. <br />Statistics by Animal Control and the Vero Beach Humane Society <br />indicate that the animal population continues to climb, increasing <br />the cost for care and shelter of animals. Pet owners who sterilize <br />their animals pay a reduced fee because their animal will not <br />contribute to the rising costs of abandoned animal care: Our <br />department,in conjunction with local, state and federal agencies, <br />has always encouraged animal sterilization as the most effective <br />means to eliminate abandoned animal issues. The sterilization <br />license fee is one way to encourage sterilization and economical <br />animal identification. <br />43 <br />September 19, 1995 <br />BOOK 96 Pa. E'1'JU <br />