Publisher's Note: The following table is compiled from the bids submitted by White Bluffs Veterinary Clinic and Sidney Veterinary Hospital, PC. The original documents are provided afterward.
According to information shared with theguardiannews, Sidney police indicated that 18 dogs were euthanized during the previous year. This information was corrected after the city council meeting based on information provided by Julie Young who looked at the billing statements for the service for the last year.
City ordinance 618 provides for the regulation of animals in the city and specifies the rates the city charges owners who must pick up their animals from impound and also indicates the length of time a licensed or unlicensed animal will be impounded prior to being put down. Currently the time for licensed animals is 10 days from impound and 3 days for unlicensed animals. According to Major Joe Aiken the largest amount of cost in the animal control budget is the impound fees and the monthly fees. Aiken has prepared a report on animal control statistics and will share it with city council members and the public at tonight's council meeting (3/23/2010).
(editorialized opinion) Information supplied by city staff indicates that based on the information Aiken's provided, the schedule supplied by White Bluffs would appear to be the least costly alternative for the city.
No cats were harmed in the production of this story as the city did not refer any cats for destruction last year.
Vet Bids
Actual Bids
Additions to Agenda Item #4
I can not believe the difference in the bids, the one is way out there. But I guess if the City of Sidney wants to pay the higher bid what the heck, there will just be more taxes.
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting that Mike!! Very interesting if you ask me