(a) Disposition of Impounded Dogs. Impounded dogs may be placed in the animal shelter maintained by the Montgomery County Humane Society, maintenance to be at the expense of such owner or other person having charge or control of the dog.
(b) Contract Authorized. The City Manager is authorized to enter into a contract with the Montgomery County Humane Society to provide an animal control officer in conjunction with the cities of West Carrollton and Miamisburg.
(c) Compensation and Equipment. The contract shall provide for an animal control officer to be assigned by the Montgomery County Humane Society to work exclusively in the cities of Moraine, West Carrollton and Miamisburg and that the City of Moraine and the remaining cities shall compensate the Humane Society on the basis of the services actually rendered to each city. The contract shall further provide that the initial capital cost necessary to provide the necessary equipment for the animal control officer shall be divided equally by the three cities.
(d) Level of Services. For the services contracted, it is specifically agreed between the City of Moraine and the Montgomery County Humane Society, shall be in addition to the level of services now provided to the City of Moraine by the Montgomery County Humane Society and the level of services now provided by the Humane Society to the cities of Miamisburg and West Carrollton.
(e) Citation and Notice. The animal control officer, his agents and deputies, in addition to City police officers, are hereby authorized to issue citations for the purpose of giving notice to persons violating Chapter 505. Such notice shall be given by delivering the citation personally to the violator or by mailing it to his last known address, or by certified mail, return receipt requested.
(f) Plea of Guilty. Any citation shall direct the violator to appear and to present the citation to the Clerk of the Mayor’s Court’s office, on or before the date and hour specified thereon. Upon presentation of the citation to the Clerk, the violator may file a written plea of guilty with the Clerk and pay the waiver fine established by the Mayor, or register for court appearance and receive a date for hearing upon the charge.
(g) Moneys to be Paid County Treasurer. Six dollars ($6.00) of the moneys collected from each citation issued pursuant to the authority herein shall be paid to the Montgomery County Treasurer for the account of the Montgomery County Humane Society pursuant to the execution of the agreements herein referred to and shall be in addition to all other moneys which the City is to pay under the terms of the contract.
(h) Authorization to Expend Funds. The City Manager is authorized to enter into such contract with the Montgomery County Humane Society and to expend a sum in excess of fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500) therefor, upon the approval of the contract by the City Manager.
(Ord. 1090-94. Passed 10-27-94.)