(A) All money generated, received or collected by virtue of the provisions of this chapter shall be set aside and placed in the city's general fund, except as hereinafter provided.
(B) All money received by the Department through donations, gifts, bequests or devises shall be payable to the City Controller and deposited into a dedicated Department Animal Care Fund to be used to promote the safe and humane treatment of animals, to pay for the reasonable expenses incurred promoting the proper care, treatment and sterilization of animals and to educate the public regarding the same. All expenditures from the dedicated Animal Care Fund shall be approved in advance by a majority of the Commissioners. The expenditure of funds from the dedicated Department Animal Care Fund shall be subject to all state and local appropriation and purchasing requirements.
(C) All money generated, received or collected in connection with the Department's special fund-raising projects shall be payable to the City Controller and deposited in a dedicated Department Special Projects Fund to be used in a manner consistent with the expressed purpose of an event or project. No expenditure may be made from the dedicated Department Special Projects Fund unless first approved by the Director. The expenditure of funds from the dedicated Department Special Projects Fund shall be subject to all state and local appropriation and purchasing requirements. Any funds donated to the Department for a specific purpose shall be expended in a manner consistent with the donor's request.
(D) The Director shall provide the Commission, at each regular meeting, a report of revenues and expenditures for the dedicated Department Animal Care Fund and the dedicated Department Special Projects Fund.
(E) Fees paid to the Department by enrollees in the court ordered deferral program shall be deposited to the Departments Special Projects Fund for staff training.
(Ord. G-23-18, passed 9-25-18)