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CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO—REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION
Fees
From: Raymond King M/CC Meeting Date: 01/06/2014
Prepared by: Raymond King, (909) 384-5742
Dept: Police Ward(s): All
Subject:
Resolution of the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino Amending Rate
Resolution No. 2009-122 Adding Alteration Fee for Animals. (#2861)
Current Business Registration Certificate: Not Applicable
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Motion: Adopt the Resolution.
Synopsis of Previous Council Action:
None
Background:
There is an existing issue with the number of unwanted animals in the City of San Bernardino.
In an attempt to reduce this number, local animals need to be spayed/neutered. This can be
accomplished by working with local partners; however, there is a need to recover costs
associated with the alteration of animals paid for by the City.
Western University has a low cost mobile alteration clinic with an average alteration cost of$45.
By charging adopters $45 the City is able to recover some of the expense related to
spaying/neutering. Furthermore, General Dog and Cat Hospital, our contract vet, charges an
average of $91.25 for alterations. When adopters fail to pick up an animal from General Dog
and Cat Hospital, the animal is returned to the shelter and the City is charged for the alteration.
Charging $45 for every altered animal will allow the City to recover some of the alteration cost.
The concern with charging more is the negative correlation between costs and adoptions. In an
effort to avoid a negative impact on our adoption rate, the cost should be reasonable. Based on
local veterinarian's alteration costs, $45 is not an unreasonable fee for this service.
Financial impact is unknown for it is difficult to estimate what future costs will be recovered
when an altered animal is adopted. The table below shows the City's cost for alterations.
Updated: 12/18/2013 by Susanna Sandoval Packet Pg. 124'
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General Dog and Cat Western University
Weight Male Female Weight Male Female
0-20lbs $55 $65 0-35lbs $35 $35
21-50 80 90 36-60 45 45
51-75 90 100 61-85 55 55
75-> 115 135
Average cost$91.25 Average cost$45
City Attorney Review:
Supporting Documents:
Rate Resolution Amendment- Reso (DOC)
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2 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING RATE RESOLUTION NO. 2009-122 ADDING
3 ALTERATION FEE FOR ANIMALS
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RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
1 SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING RATE RESOLUTION NO. 2009-122 ADDING
2 ALTERATION FEE FOR ANIMALS
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4 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Mayor and
5 Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at a meeting
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20 The foregoing resolution is hereby approved this day of , 2014.
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