RES 83-01 HUMANE SOCIETYRESOLUTION NO. 83-01
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE 1983 CONTRACTUAL
AGREEMENT FOR KITSAP COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY
SERVICES.
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Winslow, Washington,
feel it is in the best interest of providing for the health,
safety, and welfare of the citizens of Winslow to enter into
an agreement with the Kitsap County Humane Society for
services; and
WHEREAS, the laws of the State of Washington allow such
agreements,
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ~esolved by the Council of the City of
Winslow, Washington, as follows:
The proposed Kitsap County Humane Society
Contract for 1983 is hereby approved; a
copy is attached.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL of the City of Winslow, Washington, this
6th day of January , 1983.
ATTEST:
Clerk/Treasurer
PROV AS O F RM:'
Tho M. W
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Alice B. Tawresey ~
Mayor
A ('; R t.~ E M E N T
TIiI,'; AGIa:;EMENT, mddc and entered into by and between
the City of Winslow, Washington, a munici?al corporation, herein-
after referred to as the "City", and Kitsap County IIumane Society,
a nonprofit corporation organized and existing under and by virtue
of the laws of the State of Washington, hereinafter referred to
as the "Society" .
WITNESSETH:
For and in consideration of the mutual promises and agree-
ments hereinafter contained, it is hereby mutually promised, under-
stood and agreed by the parties hereto as follows, to wit:
1. The Society shall act as the impounding authority for
the City, and shall provide impound services and facilities for
all animals for which impounding is authorized or ordered by the
City.
2. The Society shall faithfully enforce all ordinalIces of
the City and/or statutes of the State of Washington now in effect
relative to the care, treatment, control, impounding and licensing
of animals; PROVIDED, that nothing herein shall be construed to
place responsibility on the Society for special patrolling of the
City streets, alleys and roads.
3. The Society, under the authority and at the direction
of the Health Officer of the Bremerton-Kitsap County Health De-
partment, shall, pursuant to tile direction of the Health Officer
or in accordance with the request of the owner, quarantine all
animals that shall have bitten a person so as to have broken the
skin. PROVIDED, 'that the responsibility for the release of such
animals from quarantine shall be that of the ltealth Department.
I.+ is the responsibility of the Health Officer to monitor animals
under quarantine and the Society shall cooperate with the Health
Officer in the record keeping necessary to monitor the keeping of
quarantined animals.
4. The Society, on request, shall pick up dogs and/or cats
injured or killed on the City streets, roads and alleys. If the
owner of any such animal is known, the Society shall request dis-
positfLon i,,~structions and comply with the same, if reasonable. If
the owner of' such an animal. is unknown or unavailable, the Society
shall make such disposition of said animal as it deems necessary
or appropriate under tile circumstances.
5. The Society on request, shall assist officers of the
Winslow Police Dei~artment in clearing the City streets and roads
of livestock or any other animals at large on said roads and
streets. PROVIDED, that nothing contained herein shall be con-
strued to l~lace responsibility on the .{Tociety for the removal of
livestock or any other animals, whether living or dead from public
roads, streets and hiqhways, nor ~rom tDublic or private property.
6. The Society shall acce['~t at no charge dogs, cats and
other small pets brought to the Shelter by their owners or auth-
orized persons. PROVIDED, such animals shall have not bitten any
i.>erson within the last ten days s<> as to have broken the skin.
PROVIDED FURTH~_iR, that disposition of said animals shall be at the
discretion of the Society. Nothing herein contained shall be
construed to prevent the Society ~ror~.I char~3ing for euthanasia and
or cremation where such services are requested of the Society.
7. The Society shall assist the L~roper officers in obtain-
ing and presentin[~ evidence in the [~rosecution of all violations
of any ordinance or statute i'~ertainin~-~ to animals as herein defined.
8. The City of Ninslow through the City Attorney, shall
be responsible for prosecuting all cases brought to enforce City
Ordinances or State Statutes relatinc~ to animal control. The City
Attorney shall provide legal assistance to Society personnel in the
interpretation and adm, inistration of said ordinances and statutes.
9. The Society shall act as an agent of the City Treasurer
for the pur[~ose of issuing licenses for dogs and collecting the fee
therefore, as required by City Ordinance, at no cost to the City.
All moneys collected from said licensing shall be remitted to the
City Treasurer on each and every Friday during the calendar year
of ].983.
].0.. The duties of the Society, as set forth herein, shall
?ertain to all domestic animals and to wild animals which have been
tamed or kept in captivity. The duties of the Society, as set
forth herein, shall not pertain to wild, [~redatory or g~ne birds
iDr ani~!ials at all~ exce[~t in the case ~'~f inj~ry and/or suffering.
1l. The :iociety, cturin{] ~:he tern, of this contract, shall
function as a nonprofit corporation. PROVIDED, that nothing herein
contained shall be construed to prevent the Society from selling
impounded animals, strays or gift animals, nor from boarding for a
fee animals under quarantine, at the request of the owners.
12. The Society shall maintain complete and accurate
records of all animals handled, of all complaints handled and of all
income and expenditures, which records may be examined by the City
Clerk.
13. The City shall pay to the Society, for its services
performed~ the following: on the first ciay of January, 1982 and
on the first day of each succeeding mont}l during the calendar year
of 1983, the sum of $ 22S.20.
1,~. TIIIS AGREEMIjNT shall be effecti, ve as of tile first day
of Jax~uary, 1983, and :~l~all l_lt~ i.n force ant/eff'ect m~til the 31st
day of Dece~er, 1983.
IN WITNESS WIiEREOF the parties hereto have caused this
Agreement to be executed by their proper officers on the
day of December, 1982o
Attest:
Clerk
CITY OF WINSLOW, WASIIINGTON
Attest:
Secretary
KITSAP COUNTY HUMANE S~IETY