Title
Joint resolution amending Chapter 178: Animal Care and Control Fees Schedule, of the Lake County Code of Ordinances.
Staff Summary
• The Health Department is proposing amendments to the Animal Care and Control Fees Schedule with the majority of proposed changes occurring in the Municipal Contracts section.
• The most significant fee change proposed is intended to aid municipalities in the control of stray cats by reducing the fees associated with stray cat impoundment and disposition.
• Other proposed amendments include changes to the fees for relinquishment of dogs as well as the addition of a $100 fee for the annual registration for animal-aggressive dogs.
• Some fees are proposed to be deleted such as the refundable court deposit fee that had been required to be posted by a complainant; and fees to adopt a dog or cat as we do not provide adoption services.
• Various fees in the Ordinance Violation Ticket Fees section are proposed to be increased from $45 to $50.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Lake County Health Department is authorized to enforce a local ordinance regulating the care and control of animals, and the control of the spread of rabies to protect the public’s health; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County Board incorporated the Lake County Animal Care and Control Ordinance into the Lake County Code of Ordinances at Chapter 172 on February 10, 2015; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 172 of the Lake County Code of Ordinances, also authorizes the Lake County Health Department to assess and collect fees for services described in this ordinance; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 178 of the Lake County Code of Ordinances codifies the establishment and amendment of a schedule of fees and charges for services provided by the Lake County Health Department under Title XVII of the Lake County Code of Ordinances; and
WHEREAS, the fees for Animal Care and Control services are contained in the Animal Care and Control Fees Schedule; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County Health Department has proposed amendments to the Animal Care and Control Fees Schedule that clarify language, and pertain to the assessment of fees for services related to care and control of animals and the control of the spread of rabies; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County Board of Health has approved the proposed amendments to the Animal Care and Control Fees Schedule on August 19, 2015; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County Board of Health has recommended that the proposed amendments to the Animal Care and Control Fees Schedule be referred to the County Board for approval; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois that the amendments to the Animal Care and Control Fees Schedule herewith be approved and made a matter of Lake County law.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Lake County Clerk is hereby authorized to distribute certified copies of the amended Ordinance to the County Administrator, Comptroller, and the Executive Director of the Lake County Health Department.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on December 8, 2015.