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AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF WICHITA AND SEDGWICK COUNTY FOR INCREASED RECOVERY FEE TO PLACE ANIMALS IN THE WICHITA SHELTER RECOVERED BY THE SEDGWICK COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL PROGRAM FOR THE DIVISION OF HEALTH.
Presented by: Adrienne Byrne, Health Director.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the terms of the agreement and authorize the Chair to sign.
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The County’s current contract with the City of Wichita Animal Shelter (SHELTER) was signed in 2003. The contract includes a charge to Sedgwick County Animal Control (SCAC) of $25 per animal. SCAC pays the SHELTER for each animal brought to the SHELTER by SCAC and for each animal brought in by residents of SCAC jurisdiction (unincorporated areas and those under contract for animal control services with SCAC) that are not recovered by the owner. If an animal needs rabies quarantine, the contract includes a charge to SCAC of $44 per animal.
Because the current contract with the SHELTER was 14 years old, in 2017, the City of Wichita sent SCAC a new contract with increased rates and other provisions. The City of Wichita sent this same contract to all cities in Sedgwick County. Sedgwick County Legal, the Health Director, and SCAC worked with City of Wichita Legal and SHELTER Administration to modify the contract. The changes are as follows:
1. Charge per animal: $70 (This is a set fee no matter how long the animal stays at the SHELTER. SCAC is responsible for the animal for 3 days.)
- Current contract: $25
2. Rabies: $100 per animal
- Current contract: $44
3. SCAC will be charged only for animals found in unincorporated Sedgwick County. SHELTER will bill small cities separately for animals found in small cities.
- Current contract: SCAC is charged for animals found in small cities that have existing contract with SCAC
4. When a person claims an animal at the SHELTER, SHELTER staff will only collect “redemption” fees from that person if the animal was found in Wichita city limits. Fees will not be collec...
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