CCR1987097e
COMMON COUNCIL - CITY OF MUSKEG0
RESOLUTION #97-87
APPROVAL OF CONTRACT BETWEEN HAWS AND
THE CITY OF MUSKEGO FOR 1987
RE IT RESOLVED that the Common Council of the City of Muskego,
upon the recommendation of the Public Safety Committee, does
Animal Welfare Society of Waukesha County, Inc. and the City of
hereby approve of the attached agreement between the Humane
Muskego for a period of one year from July 1, 1987.
RE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk and Mayor are authorized
to execute said agreement in the name of the City.
DATED THIS 124. DAY OF 1987.
ATTEST;
Y
THIS AGREEMENT, entered into by and betv/een the Municipality of
City of Muskego
under the laws of the State of Wisconsin, with principal offices located at
, a- municipal corporation organized and existing
W182 3200 Racine Avenue , Muskego , Wisconsin, (hereinafter
referred to as the Municipality), and the Humane Animal Welfare Society of Waukesha
County, Inc., a Wisconsin Corporation, whose principal office is located at SI W24343
Northview Road, Waukesha, Wisconsin, (hereinafter referred to as the Humane Society).
WHEREAS, the hlunicipality from time to time, through its proper animal control
place to deposit such animals where they will receive humane care, and
work, acquires strayed, abandoned or unattended animals, and is desirous of a proper
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:
delivered to its establishment by the officials of the Municipality and/or citizens who
1. The Humane Society agrees to accept for shelter stray animals as they are
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 from the
normal operating hours which are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and Sunday
Municipality to the Society's shelter. Animals will be transported during the Society's
from 1 to 5 p.m. A charge of Twenty-Two Cents (.22) per mile and Seven Dollars
($7.00) per trip will be assessed in addition to normal boarding charges as explained
in item ,!4 of this agreement.
care of one animal for twenty-four hours, providing for said animal, shelter, food, water
and humane care.
3. For the purpose of this agreement a day shall be defined as and mean the
each and every animal delivered to the Humane Society from the Municipality. In the
event that the animal is not redeemed by the owner, the Llunicipality shall be liable
only for the care of said animal for the period of seven days or for the sum of $36.75,
and in the event an animal 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
cially responsible for normal costs incurred with testing suspect stray animals for rabies
the State Rabies Control Program, State Statute 95.21. The Municipality shall be finan-
if ordered by the victim's physician.
4. The Phnicipality shall pay the Humane Society the sum of $5.25 per day for
present to the Humane Society proper receipt from the Municipality for the payment
of an 58.00 handling charge plus.boarding charges in connection with said redemption
prior to the release of said animal by the Humane Society. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE;
when requested by the Municipality, the Humane Society shall collect all fees associated
release of the animal to its owner.
with the transportation, boarding, handling and/or any municipal charges due prior to
5. In the event that the animal is redeemed by the owner, said owner shall
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open and available to inspection by the Municipality through its employees and agents
6. The Humane Society shall keep good and accurate records which shall be
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
statement, and in the event the parties agree to expeditiously as possible, resolve the
to remit within ten days, unless the Municipality questions the correctness of the
controversy with a view toward prompt payment and without undue delay.
statutes of the State of Wisconsin, and the municipal codes of the hlunicipality as
7. The Humane Society agrees to comply with all the rules, regulations and
those statutes, rules, regulations and provisions of the code pertain to the keeping
and releasing of animals to their owners.
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 in-
voluntry bankruptcy is filed against said corporation, then and in that event this con-
tract shall become null and void at the option of the Municipality.
July 1, 1987
9. This agreement shall be effective for a period of one year commencing on
Dated this day of , 19-.
A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
CORPORATE
SEAL
CORPORATE
SEAL
BY
HUMANE ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY
OF CVAUKESHA COUNTY, INC.
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