HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024.02.08 TCACA Minuites
MINUTES
Tri-Cities Animal Control Authority
5:30 PM - Thursday, February 8, 2024
Pasco City Hall, Council Chambers
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Attendees:
City of Kennewick Representative: BJ Moos
City of Pasco Representative: Jesse Rice
City of Richland Representative: Christopher Mason
Animal Services Manager: Ben Zigan
Administrative Assistant II: Elizabeth Olivo
Department Assistant II: Annen Martin
Jesse Rice opened the meeting with a welcome and provided a brief
announcement on structure of the meeting and introduced the other
Cities' representatives.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Mary Mahoney 5017 W Pearl Pasco, WA
Ms. Mahoney stated she spoke at the December 14th meeting and wanted to
make corrections on the note, she mentioned her previous address to the City
Council on April 1, 2019, concerning the contract between WSU and Tri-City
Animal Control Authority, enabling animal use in research and surgery that has
been placed since April 2013. She asserted not receiving the termination
agreement for the contract from the former City Attorney Lee Kerr.
Additionally, she highlighted concerns about animal ordinances, citing
violations of pet owners' constitutional protections. She claimed inadequate
notice, hearings, and excessive punishments. Ms. Mahoney reiterated that Lee
Kerr informed her that the three cities would not be amending their ordinances.
She also raised concerns about the management of the Pension and rainy day
fund by the manager at that time. She spoke to the former Administrative and
Community Services Director Zack Ratkai directly and he stated there were no
spaying and neutering services at that time. She also stated her public
comments for the April 1, 2019 were not in the archives, it states mysteriously,
she asserted that they were deleted. She would like to make those corrections
for the record and she believes that she has faced harassment and retaliation
from the City of Pasco for bringing up those points and concerns and she is
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putting the City on notice.
TRI-CITIES ANIMAL SHELTER UPDATES
The TCACA representatives reviewed and discussed the TCACA
presentation.
OLD BUSINESS
The December 14, 2023, Tri-Cities Animal Control Authority Meeting
Minutes were provided to the representatives.
NEXT MEETING SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 11, 2024
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:45 PM
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