2009-10 Adopted Budget - City of Hoquiam

CITY OF HOQUIAM2009-2010 BIENNIAL OPERATING BUDGETDepartment Budget NarrativeDepartment: Animal Control Department Director: MyersDepartment Number: 10 Fund: 001Program Description:Animal Control is staffed with one Animal Control/ Code Enforcement Officer (ACO) under thesupervision and direction of the Police Department. Although the position is accountable to thePolice Department, it is budgeted separately (under 001-10).The Animal Control Officer usually works Monday through Friday on a dayshift. Duties of the ACOinclude:Enforcing the animal control laws of the city and the state by patrolling the city, impounding strayanimals, collecting abandoned and neglected animals, and declaring dangerous animals(including the supervision, quarantine and impoundment of such animals).Issuing infractions for violations, filing criminal reports of violations through the police departmentand city attorney, and giving oral or written orders/ warnings to animal owners to seek voluntarycompliance with applicable animal control laws.Capture and disposal of unwanted, feral, nuisance and dangerous animals in a humane manner.Verifying pet ownership requirements, to include licensing, vaccinations and reasonable care.Responding to citizen complaints regarding animal issues, parking issues and certain codeviolations and/or public nuisances.Cleaning and maintaining the Animal Control Shelter located at the Police Department.Coordination of annual free or low-cost animal vaccination clinics for city residents.Assisting other animal control officers from other local jurisdictions as needed.Parking enforcement on city streets, alleys and city parking lots.Assisting the Building Department with certain code enforcement/nuisance abatement issues.Locating, tagging and removing abandoned and junk vehicles from city streets and alleys.Assisting the Police Department in other duties as assigned.Mission:The mission of Hoquiam Animal Control is to provide a safe community free of stray anddangerous animals by enforcing municipal and state laws, and to assist and educate citizensabout responsible pet ownership. This position also directly responds to the Hometown Hoquiamtenet of “improving the safety and appearance of neighborhoods” by aggressively abatingabandoned or junk vehicles and other public nuisances within the city.157