Police Department
Reference: Presentation by Chief Paul Southard
To: Mayor Kenneth J. Kreutzer and Members of City Council
Through: Philip Rodriguez, City Manager
Prepared By: Paul Southard, Chief of Police
Date Prepared: January 22, 2018
PURPOSE
To enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between the City and Adams County for Animal Shelter/ Adoption Center Services (ACASAC)
BACKGROUND
The Brighton Police Department provides Animal Control services for the City of Brighton. Animal Control Officers respond to service requests related to stray animals and animals running at large. Animal quarantine, transfers, care of animals, euthanasia and disposal, impoundment and sheltering are among the Animal Control Officers responsibilities.
Three Animal Control Officers operate the shelter 7 days a week. The equivalent of .8 full time employees are required to clean, feed, greet customers and transfer animals to other facilities. An Animal Control Officer is required to feed and clean the shelter on holidays.
The current shelter was built as an administrative office for the water treatment plant in 1984. Presently the shelter is in marginal condition. It is a poorly insulated cinderblock building and is very drafty. The roof leaks and interior paint is peeling. The southwest corner of the foundation is cracked and showing signs of stress, and will likely require future repair. The odor from the water treatment plant can be very pungent creating a less than pleasant workplace.
The shelter is primarily a temporary holding facility with most animals being transported to other facilities as soon as possible. As of December 2017, 578 animals had been transferred to other facilities. In 2017, the Every Creature Counts organization in Ft Lupton closed leaving officers with the option of transferring to the Adams County Shelter, the Denver Dumb Friends League, or the Humane Society of Boulder Valley. These transfers present a significant impact on an Animal Control ...
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