2018 Animal Control Budget Presentation

PROGRAMS & SERVICES: Summit Co. Animal Shelter- Care for all local domesticated animals Summit Co. Animal Control- Code enforcement Protecting public from zoonotic diseases Promote responsible pet ownership, compassion toward animals and safe human-animal interactions through education and the enforcement of animal control laws. These should be the three main statements that were provided in your department’s budget requests. Use the time with the council to address the “Description” portion of the basic concept statements.

ANIMAL CONTROL REVENUES: Summit County Animal Shelter Licensing fees Shelter fees Animal Control Citations Include a BRIEF discussion regarding fee revenues if applicable and whether these fees are being changed in adoption with the budget. Also, include a discussion regarding grant or contribution revenues and what programs or services WILL NOT continue if the grants or contributions are not received.

Efficiencies and budget savings: ANIMAL CONTROL: Efficiencies and budget savings: Utilize a citation tracking program Collection efforts are utilizing county attorney’s office Major changes in department from 2014 to now: Hired new Animal Control Administrator Completed expanded Animal Shelter Address PROGRAMS & SERVICES that are provided by your department. DO NOT necessarily get with the council and say, “In 2014 my budget was $xxxx and in 2018 it will be $yyyy.” A better example would be to state, using Elections as an example, “In 2014 we were voting by machines, now we are doing mail-in ballots.” Here, continuing with the example, it could be stated that this is more or less efficient than the machines determined by whatever measure of success.

Summit County Animal Control: Any potential federal, state mandates/legislation affecting department: Possible ban on use of Carbon Monoxide Impact to the department if the proposed tax increase is not approved. Reduction of our ability to serve the public. Reduction of our ability to care for animals. This would be the time to make the council aware of potential changes that your particular associations may be discussing at either the federal, state or local levels.

QUESTIONS? ccoleman@summitcounty.org