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DEPARTMENT DIVISION ACCOUNT
Animal Control Public Safety 01-523

PURPOSE STATEMENT:
Animal Control provides efficient, courteous and prompt response to requests from citizens for all animal control
services and pro-actively educates citizens while reducing the number of stray animals.

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:

Increase Citizen Awareness through regular attendance at community events
To expand the number of adoptions per month
To expand social media platform
Create and Implement a Responsible Pet Ownership Program
Increase community awarness of wildlife management
Increase city staff awareness of wildlife management

KEY POINTS OF PROPOSED BUDGET:
Personnel Services: Increase due to impact of FY 22 step increases, increased benefit costs, and increase
related to salary plan market adjustment.
Propose to convert two (2) part-time kennel tech positions into one (1) full-time animal control officer and
one (1) full-time kennel tech.
Supplies: Increase requested to keep up with historical costs.
Maintenance: Increase requested for various building repairs and to update the wrap on the current animal
transport vehicle.
Capital Outlay: Increase requested for an additional animal transport vehicle.

KEY INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE: FY 20-21 FY 21-22 FY 22-23
Actual Estimate Projection
Animal adoptions 244 268 270
Euthanasia of animals 139 120 120
Animals impounded 520 520 520
Calls for service involving animals 1,014 1,200 1,200
Animals spay or neutered 505 600 600
Pet license issued or renewed 335 300 300
Rabbies Vaccinations 776 780 760
Phone calls/Visitors at shelter 10,626 12,000 12,000
Wildlife relocated 48 50 50

City of Azle FY 2022-2023 Budget 94