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AGREEMENT WITH THE SEDGWICK COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (BOCC) AND THE CITY OF BEL AIRE TO RECEIVE ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES AND ENFORCEMENT THROUGH THE SEDGWICK COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL (SCAC) PROGRAM.
Presented by: Adrienne Byrne-Lutz, Health Director, Sedgwick County Division of Health.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the terms of the agreement and authorize the Chair to sign.
PUBLIC COMMENT
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Background:
Effective January 1, 2014, Animal Control transitioned from the jurisdiction of the City of Wichita’s Metropolitan Area Building and Construction Department to the Sedgwick County Division of Health. Currently, the county has agreements of varying terms with thirteen* (13) 2nd and 3rd class cities located within Sedgwick County, established between 1996 and 2006. To create uniformity and outline services to be provided by the county, new contracts have been developed to standardize contract language and formalize mutual aid agreements with those cities.
Services outlined in the new contracts provide three (3) different options for cities to select based on their level of need for animal control services; full service, limited service, or mutual aid services only. Both limited service and full service contracts include animal pick-up and mutual aid; only full service contracts provide additional enforcement and prosecution services. The mutual aid contract was established for the provision of mutual aid assistance only, for either the city or the county, in the event of an emergency situation involving animals.
Cities seeking to enter into full service agreements agree to be governed by Animal Control codes within Chapter 5, Sedgwick County Code. If a city elects to adopt its own codes, the full service agreement would be removed and the city would be eligible for a limited services agreement or a mutual aid agreement. The City of Bel Aire has requested to enter into a limited services agreement with Sedgwick County.
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