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RESOLUTION NO. 76-05
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN INTER -LOCAL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS AND THE
CITY OF WEST FORK, ARKANSAS TO PROVIDE ANIMAL
SHELTERING SERVICES TO THE CITY OF WEST FORK FOR 2005
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS:
Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby
approves an Inter -Local Agreement between the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas and the
City of West Fork, Arkansas to provide animal sheltering services to the City of West
Fork for 2005. A copy of the agreement, marked Exhibit "A" is attached hereto, and
made a part hereof.
Section 2: That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby
authorizes the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the Inter -Local Agreement with the City
of West Fork, Arkansas.
PASSED and APPROVED this I9'" day of April 2005.
ATTEST:
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DAN COODY, Mayor
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INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE,
ARKANSAS AND CITY OF WEST FORK, ARKANSAS
THIS AGREEMENT is entered into this 3/4t4day of /i1dre s- ,
20 0 5 , by and between the CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, and the CITY OF
WEST FORK, ARKANSAS, concerning the provision of animal sheltering
services;
WHEREAS, A.C.A. § 25-20-108, Interlocal Cooperation Act, authorizes
public entities to enter into agreements to provide governmental services to the
mutual benefit of each entity; and
WHEREAS, effective animal control is of mutual interest to the City of
Fayetteville and City of West Fork; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fayetteville possesses the necessary facilities to
provide animal sheltering services to City of West Fork.
NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of mutual promises of the
parties contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the parties
agree as follows:
Article I
The City of Fayetteville agrees to provide sheltering services for animals
delivered to its shelter, located at 1640 Armstrong Avenue, in the City of
Fayetteville, by West Fork citizens and designated animal control officers.
Article I1
The City of West Fork agrees to comply with the Fayetteville Animal Shelter's
Operating Policy during the term of this Agreement, and understands that the City
of Fayetteville may terminate this agreement for noncompliance.
Article III
The City of West Fork agrees to pay an annual sheltering services fee of Six
Thousand Nine Hundred dollars ($6,900) to the City of Fayetteville in the form of
twelve (12) monthly payments of Five Hundred Seventy -Five dollars ($575).
Payment shall be due on or before the first day of each month. The annual
sheltering services fee shall be based upon the total number of animals delivered to
the shelter by West Fork citizens and designated animal control officers during the
previous year.
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Article IV
This agreement shall remain in effect until midnight December 31, 2005.
Article V
The City of Fayetteville agrees to provide assistance to the City of West Fork
in the form of minor medical treatment while a shelter veterinarian is on staff, the
drafting of animal control ordinances, educational programming, professional
consultation regarding animal control matters, and in all other areas necessary and
proper to effectuate the highest level of cooperation between the two cities.
Article VI
Both Cities acknowledge the existence of a county wide animals sheltering
agreement between the City of Fayetteville and Washington County, but which
currently excludes the corporate boundaries of any incorporated cities. The
Cities agree that this Agreement shall automatically terminate in the event that
the City of West Fork enters into an animal sheltering services agreement with
Washington County, Arkansas. In any event, either City shall have the right to
terminate this Agreement upon Thirty (30) days written notice to the other.
Article VII
Neither City may assign any of its rights or delegate any of its obligations under this
Agreement, without the express written consent of the other.
Article VIII
This Agreement shall be interpreted according to and enforced under the
laws of the State of Arkansas.
Article IX
Each paragraph of this Agreement is severable from all other paragraphs. In
the event any court of competent jurisdiction determines that any paragraph or
subparagraph is invalid or unenforceable for any reason, all remaining paragraphs
and subparagraphs shall remain in full force and effect.
Article X
The City of West Fork shall hold harmless the City of Fayetteville from any
and all claims or liabilities arising from the performance of this Agreement,
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provided that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to alter, limit or
otherwise compromise that immunity afforded the City of Fayetteville or the City of
West Fork under the Constitution and Statutes of the State of Arkansas.
Article XI
It is agreed that the failure of any party to invoke any of the available
remedies under this Agreement or under law in the event of one or more breaches or
defaults by any party under the Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of
such provisions and conditions and shall not prevent the parties from invoking such
remedies in the event of any future breach or default.
Article XII
This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the parties, and no
modification or variation of the terms of this Agreement shall be valid unless made
in writing and signed by the duly authorized agents of the parties, after an
affirmative vote of a majority of each city's governing body.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City of Fayetteville and the City of West
Fork have executed this Agreement on or as of the date first written above.
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PAULA CAUDLE, City Clerk
CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS
DA COODY, Mayor
CITY O WEST FORK,
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VIRG' ;LACKMAN,Mayor
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RESOLUTION NO. 2005-05
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN INTER -LOCAL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS AND THE
CITY OF WEST FORK, ARKANSAS TO PROVIDE ANIMAL
SHELTERING SERVICES TO THE CITY OF WEST FORK FOR THE
2005 YEAR.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
FORK, ARKANSAS:
Section 1. That the City Council of the City of West Fork,
Arkansas hereby approves an Inter -Local Agreement between the City of
Fayetteville, Arkansas and the City of West Fork, Arkansas to provide
animal sheltering services to the City of West Fork for the 2005 year. A
copy of the agreement, marked Exhibit "A" is attached hereto, and made
a pan hereof.
Section 2.; That the City Council of the City of West Fork,
Arkansas hereby authorizes the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the
Inter -Local Agreement with the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 8th day of March, 2005.
APPROVED
By
ATTEST:
By: GLAia., C ett.c _
Paula Caudle, City Clerk
Virg ;' . Blackmon, Mayor
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MEMORANDUM
TO: City Council Members
FROM: Jill Hatfield, Animal Services Superintendent
DATE: April 1, 2005
RE: Supplemental Information regarding Inter -Local Sheltering Contracts
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The City of Fayetteville Animal Services has offered inter -local sheltering contracts to
surrounding municipalities since 1995. In 2000 six cities contracted with Fayetteville for
sheltering of their stray and surrendered animals. Each contract was for a 12 month
period from January through December. The contract fee for these cities was $61 per
animal, invoiced each month according to the amount of animals brought in the previous
year.
Washington County was given a contract in 2001 to expire in 2004. The contract fee was
$36 per animal. The county was billed on a monthly basis for the current year. In 2004,
Fayetteville Animal Services met with the county animal advisory committee and
communicated that an increase in sheltering fees would occur in the next year due to
increased sheltering costs. In June 2004, the county agreed to pay $50 per animal, but
not to exceed $2,535 per month for sheltering until 2005.
Two municipalities, Lincoln and Prairie Grove had contracts designated for euthanasia
services only provided by Fayetteville from the year 2000 to 2004. The two cities paid
$10 per animal. This fee no longer covers the cost of incineration and does not take into
account the time of a euthanasia technician and caretaker, nor does it cover the cost of
syringes and euthanasia solution.
Due to all contracts expiring in 2004, the decision was made to offer the same consistent
sheltering services to Washington County and above mentioned municipalities.
Communications were made with the cities to inform them an increase in fees was to be
expected. The following is the amount of animals sheltered from the above named and
the cost incurred at a rate of $75 per animal.
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Municipality
Number of Animals
Fee per year/month
$600/$50
Elm Springs
8
Farmington
195
$14,625/$1,218.75
Goshen
11
$825/$68.75
Greenland
7
$525/$43.75
Lincoln
122
$9,150/$762.50
Prairie Grove
174
$13,050/$1,087.50
Tontitown
12
$900/$75
Washington County
820
92
$61,500/$5,125
$6,900/$575
West Fork
Winslow
8
$600/$50
Total: 10
1,449
$108,675/$9,056.25
The above amounts are based on 2004 numbers.
The decision to no longer offer euthanasia service only contracts was made due to the
high stress level placed on the shelter staff. If an animal brought in by those two
municipalities was highly adoptable, the decision to place the animal up for adoption was
not for the shelter staff to make. Concerning this highly skilled and stressful task, it was
not humane to euthanize an animal sure to get a home, nor demand the staff to perform
such duty. I have attached a few articles explaining this task and the issues surrounding
the complex function shelter employees must face each day in a sometimes hostile
environment.
The fee of $75 was figured by taking the 2004 shelter program costs and dividing it by
the number of animals taken in by the shelter. This cost includes the Shelter program
only; it does not include the Emergency/Patrol program or the Veterinarian/Clinic
program budgets. The following is the breakdown of costs:
Personnel $264,460
Materials/Supplies $ 37,335
Services/Utilities $ 48,526
Maintenance $ 35,306
Total $385,627 Divided by total number of animals sheltered
5,091 for 2004 is $75.74 spent per animal.
Offering these contracts does not provide revenue for the Animal Services Division; it is
not only the animals that we must care for, but also the city's citizens. Animal Services
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staff field phone calls from these city's citizens along with spending time explaining the
process, educating, and gathering information when they surrender an animal to the
shelter. This takes time and kennel space away from the citizens of Fayetteville and
Fayetteville animals.
Offering these contracts to the municipalities who do not have sheltering facilities is a
humane approach to the overpopulation problem and ensures the animals are given
excellent care and humane treatment. To help in the battle of pet overpopulation, all
municipalities in Washington County and the citizens of Fayetteville should be
encouraged to utilize the county's free low income spay/neuter program and
Fayetteville's $10 low income spay/neuter service. These services should be emphasized
to decrease the amount of homeless animals needing to be sheltered.
Enclosures
cc: Mayor Coody
Chief Johnson
Capt. Tabor
Capt. Yates
Judy Cohea
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN INTER -LOCAL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS AND THE
CITY OF WEST FORK, ARKANSAS TO PROVIDE ANIMAL
SHELTERING SERVICES TO THE CITY OF WEST FORK FOR
2005.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS:
Section 1. That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas
hereby approves an Inter -Local Agreement between the City of Fayetteville,
Arkansas and the City of West Fork, Arkansas to provide animal sheltering
services to the City of West Fork for 2005. A copy of the agreement, marked
Exhibit "A" is attached hereto, and made a part hereof.
Section 2. That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas
hereby authorizes the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the Inter
Agreement with the City of West Fork, Arkansas.
PASSED and APPROVED this 19th day of Apr
APPRO
By
Clerk
ODY, Mayor
Jill Hatfield
Submitted By
• City of Fayetteville •
Staff Review Form
City Council Agenda Items
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Contracts
19 -Apr -05
City Council Meeting Date
Animal Services
Division
Action Required:
Police
Department
A resolution approving an Inter -Local Agreement between the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas and the City of West
Fork, Arkansas to provide animal sheltering services to the City of West Fork for 2005.
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Received in Mayor's Office
/Clarice Pearman - Res76-05
From: Clarice Pearman
To: Hatfield, Jill
Subject: Res76-05
Attached is a copy of the resolution and agreement for animal services with West Fork passed by City
Council April 19, 2005. One of two originals will be returned through interoffice mail.
Thanks.
Clarice
CC: Deaton, Vicki
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