2019-001 - Amending Chapter 5 Animals and Fowl Relating to Setting of Fees

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ORDINANCE NO. 2019-001 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 5, "ANIMALS AND FOWL," OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS RELATING TO THE SETTING OF FEES CHARGED BY THE ANIMAL SHELTER; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, in 2016, the City Council of the City of Paris adopted a comprehensive revision of Chapter 5, "Animals and Fowl," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas; and, WHEREAS, said ordinance currently sets forth fees related to the impoundment, redemption, and adoption of animals in and from the City's animal shelter and vests additional authority in the City Council to set other fees as may be necessary and appropriate; and WHEREAS, because costs associated with the operation of the City's animal shelter are subject to fairly regular increases related to increased costs of supplies, vaccines, and other items necessary for the humane care of animals in the shelter's possession; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it is more conducive to the efficient operation of the animal shelter to vest fee setting authority in the animal control manager, defined in the ordinance as the Chief of Police or his designee, thus eliminating the need to continually amend the ordinance to reflect changes in costs associated with the efficient and humane operation of the animal shelter; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. That Chapter 5, "Animals and Fowl," Section 5-3(b), "Impoundment," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas, is hereby and shall be amended and replaced to read in its entirety as follows: "(b) Impoundment. "Any animal control officer or police officer is authorized to impound such animals running at large, other than a cat, and may impound a cat upon receipt of a complaint that the cat causes a nuisance or hazard to the health or welfare of any person or animal. Fees associated with such impoundment, including but not limited to fees for the daily care of such impounded animals, for newspaper