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; an...
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