Amending Chapter 4 Entitled licenses and Chapter 5 Entitled Animals & Fowl

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CITY of SOUTH 'l END 4.2 `,",,i t►' ROGER O. PARENT, Mayor 0 ., . 7• ►■ 0 �� '� COUNTY-CITY BUILDING SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 46601 v..\PEACE/ ,.s el 10 010"�4:"... 4!s 1866`e' Michael L. Vance Director, Administration and 219/284-9742 Finance February 3 , 1987 Honorable Joseph Serge 1st District Councilman South Bend Common Council City of South Bend 4th Floor County-City Bldg. South Bend, IN 46601 Dear President Serge: The enclosed ordinance is being filed for first reading of the February 9, 1987 South Bend Common Council meeting. The ordinance amends Chapter 4 - Licenses and Chapter 5 - entitled Animals and Fowl of the South Bend Municipal Code. Passage of this ordinance will allow the City Controller to designate other agencies, in this particular case, the St. Joseph County Humane Society to issue licenses on their premises in the City' s name. As you are aware, the City of South Bend has worked diligently with the St. Joseph County Humane Society to work out a contractual agreement for animal control in the City boundaries. By the passage of the enclosed ordinance, the Controller would also be able to designate the St. Joseph County Humane Society as its agent for the issuance of dog licenses. The City of South Bend has issued dog licenses for many years, but feels the Humane Society is in a better position to issue the licenses because of their contact with the animal owners. Where the City historically has issued about 500 dog licenses annually, it has felt that the potential licensing could be many times that amount. This upgraded level of licensing would insure greater compliance with the ordinance and with health and safety requirements concerning dog vaccinations, etc.