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Home My WebLink About03-26-2001 Meeting I PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ROOM - March 26, 2001 3:30 p.m. PRESENT: L. Beard, Chairman, S. Shepard, M. Williams, J. Brigham, members; H. Brigham, B. Kuhlke, W. Mays, Mayor Pro Tern, W. Hornsby, Interim Administrator, J. Wall, Attorney, V. Flournoy, Staff Attorney, S. Walker, B. Mack, Fire Dept, E. Doris, L. Bonner, Clerk ofCoromission. MEDIA: K. Perry, Channel 6, H. Coryell, Augusta Chronicle. Mr. Beard: I would like to recognize Mr. Shepard: Mr. Shepard: Thank you Mr. Chairman, in light of the fact that Mr. Cheek had to leave and the Mayor Pro Tern is neutral I would like to make a motion that we delete items 4, 5 and 7. Mr. Williams: So move. Mr. Shepard: Second. Motion carried unanimously. I Approve Mutual Aid Agreement between Augusta Richmond County Fire Department and fire departments in the surrounding areas. Mr. Williams: So move. Mr. Shepard: Second. Motion carried unanimously. Authorize increasing animal return to owner fees and animal disposal fees collected by the Department of Animal Control according to the attached schedule. Establish new adoption fees for species admitted periodically to the shelter, but for which a fee has never been established. Mr. Williams: So move. Mr. Shepard: Second. Motion carried unanimously. I Change the holding period of stray animals at the shelter from 5 to 3 working days for animals impounded without current owner identification. Those animals with current owner identification would continue to be held five working days. A working day is any day the shelter is open to the public. Mr. Williams: So move. I Mr. Shepard: Second. Motion carried unanimously. Recommendation from the Ambulance Subcommittee regarding the existing contract with University Hospital. Mr. Brigham: I move to approve termination of the contract with University Hospital and Richmond County dated September 23, 1971 effective upon assignment of contract between University Hospital and Rural Metro Ambulance Service. Mr. Shepard: Second. Motion carries 3-1 with Mr. Williams voting no. Appropriate $4,790 from the General Contingency Fund to purchase a Net Gun and Radio Transmitting System to improve recovery of tranquilized animals. Mr. Shepard: Dr. Bragdon why couldn't we fund the Net Gun system out of the increased fees from the increasing animal return to owner fees and animal disposal fees collected by the departroent rather than go the Contingency Fund? I Dr. Bragdon: We can do that. What happens is that we generate the fee revenues, it goes into our bank account and if I understand correctly it's what they call swept out every night, so they take our money away from us, we never really see it; it goes back into the General Fund Contingency. Mr. Beard: It would accumulate anyway, it's not in your account to show that you accumulated that amount. Mr. Shepard: We can just charge the gun to your account as opposed to the General Fund Contingency. We have a tight budget this year. Would that work Walter? Mr. Hornsby: That would work, she wouldn't be able to get it right away until she generates those funds. Mr. Shepard: Let's go ahead and buy the gun now out of the General Fund Contingency and let the increased fees reimburse the General Fund Contingency. Mr. Hornsby: That will work. I I Mr. Williams: So move. Mr. Shepard: Second. Motion carried unanimously. ADJOURNMENT: With no further business to discuss the meeting was adjourned. Lena 1. Bonner Clerk of Commission Ibb I I PUBLIC SAfETY AGENDA COM1vlfTTEE ROOM - ivbrch 26, 2001 3:30 P. ivr. 1. Approve Mutual Aid Agreement between Augusta Richmond County Fire Depmtment and fire departments in the slllTounding areas. 2. Authorize increasing animal return to owner fees and animal disposal fees collected by the Depmtment of Animal Control according to the attached schedule. Establish new adoption fees for species admitted periodically to the shelter, but for which a fee has never been established. 3. Change the holding period of stray animals at tbe shelter from 5 days to 3 working days for animals impounded without current owner identification. Those animals with current owner identification would continue to be held five working days. A working day is any day the shelter is open to the public. 4. Discussion of Grand Jury Report regarding inspection of the Probate COlllt. (Requested by Mayor Young) 5. Discussion of Grand Jury Report regarding tours of the Jail Facilities. (Requested by Mayor Young) 6. Recommendation from the Ambulance Subcommittee regarding the existing contract with University Hospital. 7. Report from the Board of Health meeting for March. (Presented by Commissioner Cheek) 8. Appropriate $4,790 from tbe General Contingency Fund to purchase a Net Gun and Radio Transmitting System to improve recovery of tranquilized animals. - - ... I ADDITION TO AGENDA: 1. Discuss Fire Chief. I ~ ... - ADDENDUM PUBLIC SAFETY AGENDA MARCH 26, 2001 3:30 P.M.