(a) 
Established; composition.
The city council shall appoint a six-person animal shelter advisory committee. The committee shall be composed of one licensed veterinarian, one municipal official, one person whose duties include the daily operation of the animal shelter and is employed by the city as an animal control officer, one representative from an animal welfare organization, and two citizens.
(b) 
Meetings.
The animal shelter advisory committee shall meet at a minimum of three times per year.
(c) 
Duties.
The animal shelter advisory committee shall be limited to the following tasks and responsibilities:
(1) 
The animal shelter advisory committee shall meet to discuss ideas that will help ensure that the animal shelter is in compliance with the department of state health services rules pertaining to animal shelters;
(2) 
The animal shelter advisory committee shall meet to make recommendations, for the betterment of the community, concerning operations, policies, procedures, new programs, and the improvement of existing programs.
(d) 
Terms; vacancies.
The terms of office of each member of the animal shelter advisory committee shall be two years with staggered appointments except that two members will be initially appointed to a three-year term of office and in accordance with this section thereafter. The city council shall fill any and all vacancies on the committee excluding the animal control officer.
(e) 
Officers.
The city council shall appoint a chairperson for a one-year term. In addition, the committee shall have a vice-chairperson and a secretary who are elected by its members for one-year terms. The secretary of the committee shall keep a record of all proceedings of the committee.
(f) 
Removal of members.
All members of the committee are subject to removal in accordance with the city council’s current policy with regard to required attendance at city board, commission and committee meetings. In addition, the members of the committee may be removed at any time by the city council with or without cause.
(2006 Code, sec. 14-15; Ordinance 09-02-786, sec. 2, adopted 2/16/09; Ordinance 10-06-846, sec. 2, adopted 6/7/10; Ordinance 16-08-1015, sec. 2.08, adopted 8/16/16)
(a) 
A person commits an offense if he removes or attempts to remove an animal from the city animal shelter without paying all impoundment, daily handling and other redemption fees assessed.
(b) 
A person commits an offense if he abandons an animal at the city animal shelter without the authorization of the city or abandons an animal at any location within the city.
(c) 
In addition to other applicable offenses under this chapter, a person commits an offense if he is the owner of an animal, and after being notified that the city has possession of his animal, he leaves an animal unattended at the city animal shelter.
(2006 Code, sec. 14-16; Ordinance 09-02-786, sec. 2, adopted 2/16/09; Ordinance 16-08-1015, sec. 2.09, adopted 8/16/16)