CCR1996155COMMON COUNCIL - CITY OF MUSKEG0
RESOLUTION #155-96
APPROVAL OF CONTRACT BETWEEN HAWS AND
THE CITY OF MUSKEG0
FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 1996 - JUNE 30, 1997
BE IT RESOLVED that the Common Council of the City of Muskego,
upon the recommendation of the Public Services Committee, does
hereby approve the attached agreement between the Humane Animal
Welfare Society of Waukesha County, Inc. and the City of Muskego
for a period from July 1, 1996 to June 30, 1997.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk-Treasurer and Mayor are
authorized to execute said agreement in the name of the City.
DATED THIS 9th DAY OF July , 1996.
SPONSORED BY:
PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE
Ald. Patrick Patterson
Ald. Don Pionek
Ald. Robert L. Rasmussen
This is to certify that this is a true and accurate copy of
Resolution #155-96 which was adopted by the Common Council of the
City of Muskego.
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HUMANE ANI MAL^ WELFARE SOCIETY
OF WAUKESHA COUNTY, Inc.
701 Northview Road P.O. Box 834
WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN 53187 Phone: (414J 542-8851
1969 REGEIIVED
MAY 2 0 1996 May 6, 1936
City of Muskego W182 S8200 Racine Avenue
Muskego, WI 53150
Dear SirfMadam:
Enclosed is the Humane Animal Welfare Society's
Agreement for Stray Animal Care for the period
commencing on July 1, 1996, through June 30, 1997. The
to your municipality over the past year and trust our Society has been pleased to provide quality animal care
animal control program.
services have been an asset to your municipality's stray
used by 29 Waukesha County municipalities. In the
The Society's animal care services are presently being
interest of being fair and equal to all municipalities,
we respectfully request that you do not rewrite our
agreement.
One copy of this agreement may be retained for your
to the Society prior to July 1, 1996.
records and the remaining signed copy should be returned
Should you have any questions with regard to our agreenent, please feel free to contact our office.
Yours truly,
Mark A. Hess Executive Director
Enclosure
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A Privarsly Supported Non-Prolit Organization Dedicatsd to rhe Humans Care and Traarmenr ol AI1 An,mals
Municipality of CITY OF MUSKEGO, a municipal corporation
THIS AGREEMENT, entered into by and between the
Wisconsin, with principal offices located at W182 58200
organized and existing under the laws of the State of
Racine Avenue, Muskego, Wisconsin, (hereinafter referred to as the Municipality), and the Humane Animal Welfare
whose principal office is located at 701 Northview Road,
Society of Waukesha County, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation,
Waukesha, Wisconsin, (hereinafter referred to as the
Humane Society).
WHEREAS, the Municipality from time to time, through
abandoned or unattended animals, and is desirous of a
its proper animal control work, acquires strayed,
proper place to deposit such animals where they will
receive 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,
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 .this establishment
by the officials of the Municipality and/or citizens who
animals with food, shelter, water, and humane care. find stray animals within the Municipality and provide the
2. The Humane Society agrees to pick up and transport
stray animals for the Municipality to the Society‘s
normal operating hours which are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday
shelter. Animals will be transported during the Society’s
through Saturday, and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m.. A charge
of Thirty-five Cents per mile and Fifteen Dollars ($15.00)
per trip will be assessed in addition to normal boarding
charges as explained in item #4 of this agreement.
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 $8.50 per day for each and every animal delivered to the Humane Society from the Municipality. In the event
Municipality shall be liable only for the care of said
that the animal is not redeemed by the owner, the
animal for the period of seven days or for the sum of
$59.50, and in the event an animal is kept
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longer than that period of time, it shall be at the
WILL BE STRAY ANIMALS HAVING BITTEN A PERSON; which shall
expense and cost of the Humane Society. THE EXCEPTION
Rabies Control Program, State Statute 95.21. The
be quarantined for ten days in accordance with the State
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
proper receipt from the Municipality for the payment of a
owner, said owner shall present to the Humane Society
$15.00 handling charge plus boarding charges in connection
with said redemption prior to the release of said animal
when requested by the Municipality, the Humane Society
by the Humane Society. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE:
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.
6. The Humane Society shall keep good and accurate
records which shall be open and available to inspection by
the Municipality through its employees and agents at all
reasonable times, and the Humane Society shall as soon as
practicable after the end of each month during the life of this contract, or extensions or renewals thereof, submit
an itemized statement to the Municipality, and the Municipality agrees to remit within ten days, unless 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.
rules, regulations 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
8. In the event the Humane Society becomes insolvent,
files a petition 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.
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One (1) year commencing on July 1, 1996 and ending on June
30, 1997.
9. This agreement shall be effective for a period of
Dated this day of , 1996.
A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
CORPORATE
SEAL
HUMANE ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY
OF WAUXESHA COUNTY, INC.
CORPORATE
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BY
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