Title
Joint resolution amending the Lake County Health Department Animal Care and Control Fees Schedule (as authorized in Lake County Code of Ordinances Chapter 178).
Staff Summary
• The Health Department is proposing amendments to the Animal Care and Control Fees Schedule to provide clarity and transparency in the assessment of fees.
• A revision is proposed to the preamble section that allows for the reduction or waiver of fees, adding that conditions for reductions or waivers are specified in the Animal Care and Control Administrative Procedures and Policies.
• An additional late fee of $25 is added for animal registration tag payment not received within 60 days of rabies vaccination. This fee is added to distinguish it from a violation fee.
• A revision is proposed to the assessment of violation fees to clarify that violation fees can be assessed if an animal is impounded due to an ordinance violation or if a Notice of Violation ticket is issued.
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 January 15, 2013; 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 April 26, 2017; 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 June 13, 2017.