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DIVISION SUMMARY FY 2025-26 BUDGET

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

DIVISION 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. The activity is supervised by a Commander. The activity is staffed with
a Senior Animal Control Officer and an Animal Control Officer.

DIVISION 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.
DIVISION 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.

DIVISION MEASUREMENTS: ACTUAL ACTUAL ESTIMATED PROJECTED
2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26
Percent of Budget Expended 96.0% 90.5% 100.0% 100.0%
Number of Calls 6,587 8,452 10,146 8,395
Number of Animals Picked Up 774 727 666 722

Number of Animals Returned, Adopted or Rescued 425 331 372 376
Number of Citations Issued 35 35 42 37
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