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CITY OF BENBROOK 2019-20 ANNUAL BUDGET

ACTIVITY SUMMARY FY 2019-20 BUDGET

Division Department Activity Account
PUBLIC SAFETY POLICE ANIMAL CONTROL 01-31-07

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION:
The duties of the Animal Control Officer include: patrolling City streets, removing and disposing of dead animals, apprehending stray
animals, maintaining and caring for the animals in the City animal shelter, transferring unclaimed animals to the North Texas Humane
Society, quarantining suspected diseased animals, investigating complaints of reported violations, and issuing citations where
warranted.

ACTIVITY GOALS:
• To control the stray animal population.
• To provide protection to reduce the threat or endangerment of residents by any stray animal.
• To return all animals to their owners.
• To maintain a clean and humane animal shelter.
• To work to educate the public in the proper care of animals and the ordinances covering them.
ACTIVITY OBJECTIVES:
• To monitor expenditures and remain within + or - 5% of the Activity's budget allocation.
• To reduce the number of stray animals within the City by constant patrol and observation.
• To enforce all state and local laws and ordinances in an impartial manner.
• To assist in the return or adoption of all animals impounded.
• To maintain the animal shelter so that all state and humane society regulations are strictly enforced.
• To respond to all complaints within 15 minutes from the time received.

ACTIVITY MEASUREMENTS: ACTUAL ACTUAL ESTIMATED PROJECTED
2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
Percent of Budget Expended 97.1% 97.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Number of Calls 4,685 4,878 5,135 5,000
Number of Animals Picked Up 779 703 700 730
Number of Animals Returned, Adopted or Rescued 318 330 330 330
Number of Citations Issued 16 3 4 7

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