HomeMy WebLinkAboutEmergency Services Committee Minutes 07.23.2012 EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMITTEE
JULY 23, 2012
MEMBERS PRESENT: TOM N., PAT K, BILL M., BRUCE M., DOUG P.
STAFF: POLICE CHIEF MUSSON
PUBLIC PRESENT: MONTE & TERRY CHERRY, DOUG RUEBKE, JEAN KERR
MEETING OPENED AT 5:30 PM BY CHAIRMAN DOUG POEHLS
ASKED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT: NO ONE COMMENTED
1. DOG ORDINANCE:
DOUG RUEBKE - 248 -1775- HE HELPED WITH THE BILLINGS ANIMAL
CONTROL ORDINANCE. ADDRESSED THE COMMITTEE WITH HIS CONCERN THAT
LAUREL ORDINANCE SHOULD FOLLOW CLOSELY WITH THE BILLINGS AND
YELLOWSTONE COUNTY ORD. HE HANDED OUT COPIES OF THE BILLINGS ANIMAL
ORDINANCE PAMPHLET & YELLOWSTONE CTY ORD... INVITED ANYONE INTERESTED TO
MEET WITH THE YELLOWSTONE CTY COMMITTEE THAT IS LOOKING INTO UPDATING
THE RABIES ORDINANCES.
BRUCE MCGEE - PRESENTED AN OVERVIEW OF HIS CUT AND PASTE OF THE
BILLINGS ORD AND THE LAUREL ORD. IT WOULD CHANGE LAUREL'S TO LOOK VERY
MUCH LIKE BILLINGS ORD.
TOM NELSON - STATED THAT WE ALSO NEEDED TO UPDATE THE FINES
PROVISIONS ELSWHERE IN LAUREL CODE, TO CORRESPOND TO THE CHANGE IN ORD.
TERRY CHERRY - PRESENTED INFORMATION ON ILLINOIS LAW CONCERNING
ASSUME THE RISK. WHICH DEALS WITH PET OWNERS RESPONSIBILITY AND ASSUME
THE RISK FOR LIABILITY WHEN A PET IS INVOLVED A PROBLEM.
JEAN KERR - THE JUDGE NEEDS TO BE ALLOWED THE ABILITY TO LIMIT THE
NUMBERS OF DOGS A PERSON CAN POSSESS.
CHIEF MUSSON: STATED THAT ANY CHANGES WOULD HAVE SOME EFFECT ON
HOW THE POLICE DEPT DOES ANIMAL CONTROL. ESPECIALLY AS RELATES TO ONLY
HAVING A HALF TIME CONTROL OFFICER AND VERY LIMITED HOLDING SPACE FOR
DOGS LOCALLY
GENERAL DISCUSSION: THE COMMITTEE HAD A GENERAL DISCUSSION ON WHERE AND
HOW TO PROCEED WITH CHANGING THIS ORDINANCE. COVERING LOOKING MORE
CLOSELY AT TIEING INTO YELLOWSTONE CTY ORD. AND RABIES CONTROL INFO. AS
WELL AS FINES AND NUMBERS LIMITS.
CHIEF MUSSON: SUGGESTED WE GET THE ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER TO LOOK AT
THE CURRENT PROPOSED CHANGES AND OFFER HER SUGGESTIONS OF CHANGES AT
OUR NEXT MEETING.
WE ALL AGREED THAT IT WAS STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS AND WE WOULD
CONTINUE WITH IT AT OUR NEXT MEETING.
RESPECTFULLY,
DOUG POEHLS