CCR1989187COMMON COUNCIL - CITY OF MUSKEGO
RESOLUTION #187-89
APPROVAL OF CONTRACT BETWEEN HAWS AND
THE CITY OF MUSKEG0 FOR 1989
BE IT RESOLVED that the Common Council of the City of Muskego,
upon the recommendation of the Public Welfare Committee, does
hereby approve of the attached agreement between the Humane
Animal Welfare Society of Waukesha County, Inc. and the City of
Muskego for a period of one year from July 1, 1989.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk and Mayor are authorized
to execute said agreement in the name of the City.
DATED THIS 25th DAY OF July , 1989.
PUBLIC WELFARE COMMITTEE
Ald. Patrick A. Patterson
Ald. William T. Simmons
Ald. Edwin P. Dumke
ATTEST :
City Clerk
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.. f .- THIS AGREEMENT, entered into by and between the Municipality of City of Muskego , a municipal corporation organized and
e existing under the laws of the State of Wisconsin, with principal offices
located at W182 S8200 Racine Avenue. Muskeeo
(hereinafter referred to as the Municipality), and the Humane Animal Welfare
, Wisconsin,
Society of Waukesha County, Inc., a Wisconsin Corporation, whose principal
office is located at 701 Northview Road, Waukesha, WiscanSin, (hereinafter
referred to as the Humane Society).
WHEREAS, the Municipality from time to time, through its proper animal
desirous of a proper place to deposit such animals where they will receive
control work, acquires strayed, abandoned or unattended animals, and is
humane care, and
WHEREAS, the Humane Society is an organization devoted, among other
things, to the care of animals and has the facilities to provide for proper
care in a humane way for strayed, abandoned or unattended animals,
I NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants herein contained, the
parties agree as follows:
1. The Humane Society agrees to accept for shelter stray animals as
they are delivered to its establishment by the officials of the Municipality
and/or citizens who find strayed animals within the Municipality and provide
the animals with food, shelter, water and humane care.
2. The Humane Society agrees to pick up and transport stray animals
during the Society's normal operating hours which are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
for the Municipality to the Society's shelter. Animals will be transported
Monday through Saturday, and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. A charge of Twenty-
Four Cents (.24) per mile and Eight Dollars and Fifty Cents ($8.50) per
in item #4 of this agreement.
trip will be assessed in addition to normal boarding charges as explained
3. For the purpose of this agreement a day shall be defined as and
mean the care of one animal for twenty-four hours, providing for said
animal, shelter, food, water and humane care.
4. The Municipality shall pay the Humane Society the sum of $6.00
per day for each and every animal delivered to the Humane Society from the
Municipality. In the event that the animal is not redeemed by the owner,
period of seven days or for the sum of $42.00, and in the event an animal
the Municipality shall be liable only for the care of said animal for the
is kept longer than that period of time, it shall be at the expense and
cost of the Humane Society. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE STRAY ANIMALS HAVING
BITTEN A PERSON; which shall be quarantined for ten days in accordance with
the State Rabies Control Program, State Statute 95.21. The Municipality
shall be financially responsible for normal costs incurred with testing
suspect stray animals for rabies if ordered by the victim's physician.
5. In the event that the animal is redeemed by the owner, said owner
shall present to the Humane Society proper receipt from the Municipality for
the payment of a $10.00 handling charge plus boarding charges in connection
* Society. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE: when requested by the Municipali.ty, the
with said redemption prior to the release of said animal by the Humane
Humane Society shall collect all fees associated with the transportation,
boarding, handling and/or any municipal charges due prior to release of the
animal to its owner.
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/ ;,' 6. The Humane Society shall keep good and accurate records which shall
.rbe open and available to inspection by the Municipality through its employees
racticable after the end of each month during the life of this contract, or
xtensions or renewals thereof, submit an itemized statement to the
unicipality, and the Municipality agrees to remit within ten days, unless
, and agents at all reasonable times, and the Humane Society shall as soon as
the Municipality questions the correctness of the statement, and in the event
the parties agree to expeditiously as possible, resolve the- controversy with
a view toward prompt payment and without undue delay.
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and statutes of the State of Wisconsin, and the municipal codes of the
Municipality as those statutes, rules, regulations and provisions of the
code pertain to the keeping and releasing of animals-to their owners.
7. The Humane Society agrees to comply with all the rules, regulations
of bankruptcy, makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or a
petition of involuntary bankruptcy is filed against said corporation, then
and in that event this contract shall become null and void at the option of
the Municipality.
8. In the event the Humane Society becomes insolvent, files a petition
9. This agreement shall be effective for a period of one year
commencing on July 1, 1989. -.
Dated this day of , 19-.
' A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION -
CORPORATE
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BY
HUMANE ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY
OF WAUKESHA COUNTY, INC.
CORPORATE
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