1987-12-07 Workshop Meeting and Called Regular Meeting

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e e ANIMAL CONTROL REPORT Page 7 of 9 Mr. Chris Criner, Sales Representatiye for System LD. of Texas Inc., explained that the system had been in the development stages for the past six years, and had not been publicly available in Texas until this year. Other states currently using this system are California and Minnesota. The system had not experienced any problems. The users of System I.D. also reported no problems with the system, and highly recommended the purchase of the dev ice. The only concern reported by the users was that not many persons knew about the system. Additionally, the users stated that until recently, horses and cattle \-lere the primary animals implanted with the microchip. For further information, Attachment V provides the cost and explains the procedure of the microchip I.D. system. "One-Time" Registration Fee As reflected in the registration survey, a majority of the cities did provide an incentive fee for neutered or spayed animals. However, the surveyed cities reported that due to the high cost of neutering and spaying an animal, registration fees were not often waived. Additionally, the surveyed cities agreed that the neutering or spaying of animals helped to control the animal population, thereby, reducing the number of unwanted and destroyed animals annually. Close review of the registration process, indicated that the City has registered 254 dogs year-to-date, and on the average, the Revenue Collection Clerk spends approximately 15 to 20 minutes per registration. Presently, the Revenue Collection Clerk is paid an average of $7.50 an hour, which indicates that about $2.48 (33%) of this position's hourly pay may go towards animal registration fees. Therefore, if the City were to adopt a "one-time" registration fee for spayed or neutered animals, the City's financial impact would be minimal, unless of course, all registered animals were neutered or spayed. However, this extreme example would have a positive effect in controlling the animal population.