(A) Establishment of Fund. There is established an Animal Control Fund, which is established as a non-reverting fund for the animal control program of the city. Common Council shall review on an annual basis or as necessary any percentages of amounts to be retained by agents registered with the Clerk’s office under § 90.015 for yearly tags and registration.
(B) Sources. Sources of revenue for the Animal Control Fund shall be:
(1) Funds received by the Clerk’s office from the yearly registration fees of dogs and cats;
(2) Forty percent of registration funds received from each premises registered with the City Clerk under § 90.015 to accept applications for yearly registration fees of dogs and cats;
(3) Donations received from outside sources; and
(4) Specific appropriations by the city.
(C) Purpose. The purposes for which funds may be expended are limited to:
(1) Funding of the salary of the Animal Services Officer;
(2) Purchase of materials, supplies and services for the use and benefit of the city animal control program or humane society;
(3) Funding of the animal shelter contract or the humane society contract;
(4) Donations to animal shelters or humane societies located within the city; and
(5) The city’s Police Department Emergency Animal Fund.
(D) Disbursement procedures. The City Controller’s office shall adopt accounting and disbursement procedures in accordance with regulations and guidelines of the state’s Board of Accounts to control and account for the receipt and disbursement of moneys from this fund.
(E) Application of funds. Moneys obtained from the Clerk’s office for purchase of breeder’s notations, intact notations and any fines that result from § 90.030 shall be placed into a separate account within the Animal Control Fund and applied specifically to sterilization procedures performed at a low-cost spay/neuter clinic, licensed veterinary clinic or a humane society.
(Prior Code, § 91.13) (Ord. 44-2021, passed 10-18-2021)