CCR2001131COMMON COUNCIL - CITY OF MUSKEG0
RESOLUTION #131-2001
APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MUSKEGO
AND HUMANE ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY (HAWS)
FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1,2001 -JUNE 30,2002
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 1.2001 to June 30,2002.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk-Treasurer and Mayor are authorized to
execute said Agreement in the name of the City.
DATED THIS 10TH DAY OF JULY ,2001
SPONSORED BY:
PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE
Ald. Patrick Patterson
Ald. Chuck Wichgers
Ald. Rick Petfalski
This is to certitj that this is a true and accurate copy of Resolution #131-2001 which
was adopted by the Common Council of the City of Muskego.
&K. MA
-Treasurer '
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THIS AGREEMENT, entered into by and between the
CITY OF MUSKEGO, a municipal corporation organized and
principal offices located at W182 S8200 Racine Avenue,
existing under the laws of the State of Wisconsin, with
Muskego, Wisconsin 53150, hereinafter referred to as the
Municipality), and the Humane Animal Welfare Society of
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,injured, abandoned or unattended animals, and is
WHEREAS, the Municipality from time to time acquires
desirous of a proper place to deposit such animals where
they will receive humane care, and
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 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 0
for the Municipality to H.A.W.S. shelter. Animals will be
2. H.A.W.S. agrees to pick up and transport animals
transported during H.A.W.S. normal operating hours which
are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and Sunday
from 1 to 5 p.m.. A charge of Nineteen Dollars ($19 00) per trip and Forty-Four Cents ($ 44) per mile 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 H.A.W S the sum of
H A W.S from the Municipality. In the event that the
$10 50 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
the Municipality shall not exceed the sum of $73.50 for
boarding plus a $19.00 pick-up fee plus $.44 cents per
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mile for miles traveled if H A.W S. picked up the animal.
In the event an animal is kept longer than that period of
except;
time, it shall be at the expense and cost of H.A.W.S.
case the animal shall be quarantined for ten days in
accordance with the State Rabies Control Program, State
boarding fees during the quarantine period and for normal Statute 95 21. The municipality shall be liable for
costs incurred for testing suspect animals for rabies if
testing is ordered by the victim's physician
a. If the animal has bitten a person, in which
I b. than seven days at the request of the municipality or
Police Department in which case the municipality shall be
liable for boarding fees until a release order is issued
by the municipality or police department.
If H.A.W.S is holding the animal longer
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5. In the event that the animal is redeemed by the
owner, H.A.W.S. shall collect all fees associated with the
municipal charges due prior to release of the animal to
transportation, redemption, boarding, handling and/or any
its owner or the owner shall present H.A.W.S proper
receipt from the Municipality for the payment of a $19.00
mile for miles traveled if H.A.W S. picked up the animal redemption fee, a $19.00 pick-up fee along with a .44 per
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.
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regarding the animals placed pursuant to this Agreement
which shall be open and available to inspection by the
Municipality through its employees and agents at all
reasonable times, and H.A,W.S shall as soon as
practicable after the end of each month during the life of
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
6. H A W.S shall keep good and accurate records
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regulations and statutes of the State of Wisconsin, and
7. H.A.W.S agrees to comply with all the rules,
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.
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
event this Agreement shall become null and void at the
option of the Municipality.
9. This agreement shall be effective for a period of One
2002.
(1) year commencing on July 1, 2001 and ending on June 30,
Dated this day of , 2001.
A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
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BY
HUMANE ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY
OF WAUKESHA COUNTY, INC.
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