CCR2000154COMMON COUNCIL - CITY OF MUSKEG0
RESOLUTION #154-2000
APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MUSKEG0
AND HUMANE ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY (HAWS)
FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1,2000 - JUNE 30,2001
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 (HAWS) of Waukesha
County, Inc. and the City of Muskego for a period from July 1, 2000 to June 30, 2001
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk-Treasurer and Mayor are authorized to
execute said Agreement in the name of the City.
DATED THIS 11th DAY OF JULY , 2000.
SPONSORED BY:
PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE
Ald. Patrick Patterson
AM William Le Doux
Ald. Chuck Wichgers
This is to certify that this is a true and accurate copy of Resolution #I 54-2000 which
was adopted by the Common Council of the City of Muskego.
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HUMANE ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY
OF WAUKESHA COUNTY. INC.
70 I Northview Road PO. Box 834
Waukesha,WI 53 187
EMail: haw@gdinet.com
WWW,HAWSPETS.ORG
262,542,885 I
May 23, 2000
City of Muskego
Muskego, WI. 53150
W182 58200 Racine Avenue
Dear Sir or Madam:
be entered into between your municipality and the Humane
Enclosed please find two copies of a proposed agreement to
Animal Welfare Society for the care of stray animals for
the period commencing July 1, 2000 through June 30, 2001.
We trust our services to your community over the past
years have been satisfactory. The Society continues to
strive towards locating owners for lost pets and homes for
those surrendered. A continual problem seems to arise
with stray cats in most Waukesha County municipalities. The Society rrould like to iirge those municipalities who
have not yet enacted animal at large ordinances which
include cats to do so. Fewer animal nuisance problems
including, bites, overpopulation, health issues and
automobile accidents will arise through these companion
pet ordinances.
The Society is pleased to have been a part of your
We look forward to servicing the people and animals in
municipalities animal control program over the past year.
your community in the future.
Please retain one copy of the signed agreement for your
records and return the other signed copy. Should you have
any questions with regard to the renewal of this
agreement, please feel free to contact our office.
Yours Truly,
Mark A. Hess
Executive Director
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Enclosures
A PRIVATELY SUPPORTED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE HUMANE CARE AND TREATMENT OF ALL ANIMALS
THIS AGREEMENT, entered into by and between the CITY OF MUSKEGO, a municipal corporation organized and
principal offices located at W182 58200 Racine Avenue,
existing under the laws of the State of Wisconsin, with
Municlpality), and the Humane Animal Welfare Society of
Muskego, Wisconsin 53150 (hereinafter referred to as the
Waukesha County, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation, with
principal offices located at 701 Northview Road, Waukesha,
Wisconsin, (hereinafter referred to as H.A.W.S.).
strayed, abandoned or unattended animals, and is desirous
of a proper place to deposit such animals where they will
receive humane care, and
WHEREAS, the Municipality from time to time acquires
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,
WHEREAS, H.A.W.S. is an organization devoted, among
herein contained, the parties agree as follows:
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants
1. H.A.W.S. agrees to accept for shelter stray
animals as they are delivered to H.A.W.S. by the officials
of the Municipality and/or citizens who find stray animals
within the Municipality and provide the animals with food, shelter, water, and humane care.
2. H.A.W.S. agrees to pick up and transport stray
will be transported during H.A.W.S. normal operating hours
animals for the Municipality to H.A.W.S. shelter. Animals
which are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and
Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m.. A charge of Eighteen Dollars
assessed in addition to normal boarding charges as
($18.00) per trip and Forty-Two Cents per mile will be
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 H.A.W.S. the sum of
H.A.W.S. from the Municipality. In the event that the
$10.00 per day for each and every animal delivered to
animal is not redeemed by the owner, the Municipality
period of seven days. The total charges assessed against
shall be liable only for the care of said animal for the
boarding plus a $18.00 pick-up fee plus .42 cents per mile
the Municipality shall not exceed the sum of $70.00 for
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for miles traveled if H.A.W.S. picked up the animal. In
the event an animal is kept longer than that period of
time, it shall be at the expense and cost of H.A.W.S.
except if the animal is a stray and has bitten a person.
The animal shall be quarantined for ten days in accordance
with the State Rabies Control Program, State Statute
95.21. The Municipality shall be financially responsible
animals for rabies if ordered by the victim's physician.
for normal costs incurred with testing suspect stray
owner, H.A.W.S. shall collect all fees associated with the
transportation, redemption, boarding, handling and/or any
municipal charges due prior to release of the animal to
receipt from the Municipality for the payment of a $18.00
its owner or the owner shall present H.A.W.S proper
redemption fee, a $18.00 pick-up fee along with a .42 per
mile for miles traveled if H.A.W.S. picked up the animal plus boarding charges in connection with the redemption
prior to the release of the animal by H.A.W.S. If the
animal is a dog or cat, H.A.W.S. shall require proof of
licensing, proof that the animal is currently immunized
against rabies or presentation of a pre-paid receipt from
a veterinary clinic before release of an animal to its
owner.
5. In the event that the animal is redeemed by the
0 6. H.A.W.S. shall keep good and accurate records regarding the animals placed pursuant to this Agreement
Municipality through its employees and agents at all
which shall be open and available to inspection by the
practicable after the end of each month during the life of
reasonable times, and H.A.W.S. shall as soon as
an itemized statement to the Municipality, and the
this Agreement, or extensions or renewals thereof, submit
Municipality agrees to remit payment to H.A.W.S. of the
amount specified within ten days, unless the Municipality
questions the correctness of the statement, in which case
the parties agree to expeditiously as possible, resolve
the controversy with a view toward prompt payment and
without undue delay.
7. H.A.W.S. agrees to comply with all the rules,
regulations and statutes of the State of Wisconsin, and
rules, regulations and provisions of the code pertain to
the municipal codes of the Municipality as those statutes,
the keeping and releasing of animals to their owners.
8. In the event H.A.W.S. becomes insolvent, files a
petition of bankruptcy, makes an assignment for the
benefit of creditors, or a petition of involuntary
bankruptcy is filed against H.A.W.S., then and in that
option of the Municipality.
event this Agreement shall become null and void at the
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One (1) year commencing on July 1, 2000 and ending on June
9. This agreement shall be effective for a period of
30, 2001.
Dated this day of , 2000.
A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
BY
CORPORATE
SEAL
BY
HUMANE ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY
OF WAUKESHA COUNTY, INC.
CORPORATE
SEAL
esldent
BY a- "! 7dLirAJ Y Secretary
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