Anna would pay Collin County $89,634 for animal control services in the fiscal year that began Oct. 1, under a one-year renewal on the commissioners' draft agenda for Monday, Nov. 2.
City Manager Ronda Perez signed the amendment for the city on Sept. 22, according to the copy attached to the county agenda item. Commissioners still have to approve it. The renewal would run from Oct. 1, 2026, through Sept. 30, 2027, and the county's paperwork lists it as effective Oct. 1, so the vote would come about a month into the term it covers.
It is the 20th amendment to an agreement whose renewal history, listed on the county's contract form, reaches back to 2007. Nearly every entry is described the same way: a one-year renewal with updated fees. This year's version also updates the scope of services, which is attached as an exhibit.
What the city is paying for
The scope of services describes the county's animal services operation and the response Anna can expect:
- Regular hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. On Mondays, officers take emergency calls only.
- Emergencies are handled around the clock. The list includes calls for help from police, fire or the sheriff's office; gravely injured animals; vicious or dangerous animals; animal bites or attacks on people; loose livestock; and suspected rabies.
- The general target is to arrive within 45 minutes of a call. Weather, earlier calls, heavy call volume or long drives can stretch that, but the maximum is two hours, and an officer who cannot make 45 minutes is supposed to give an estimated arrival time.
The exhibit lists a staff of six animal control officers working a combined 240 hours a week, along with shelter managers and supervisors, a dispatcher, front desk staff, a veterinary technician, adoption, rescue and foster coordinators and part-time kennel workers.
