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ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL

Department at a Glance

The Animal Control Department includes the Animal Control Manager, three officers, two kennel
technicians and the receptionist. The Animal Control budget increased 3.74% due to a merit adjustment.

Key Goals and Objectives

Goal 1
Develop a program to promote adoptable animals.

Objectives:
• Promote a healthy lifestyle with adoptable animals by combining an outdoor activity with shelter
animals.
• Promote adoptable animals jointly with the parks & recreation programs both in the fall and
spring.

Goal 2
Enhance the adoption program by opening the animal shelter one Saturday per month.

Objectives:
• Promote one weekend per month that the Animal Shelter will be open both on social media and
the city website.
• Open the shelter from 12:00-4:00 on Saturday.

Goal 3
Develop Animal Shelter forms that will improve the daily case work.

Objectives:
• Create investigation logs specific to the types of cases Animal Control handles.
• Revise current forms and make all forms available through Power DMS.

Performance Objectives
• Develop a program to promote adoptable animals.
• Enhance the adoption program by opening the animal shelter one Saturday per month.
• Develop Animal Shelter forms that will improve the daily case work.

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