Increase in dog license fees to be discussed by Pomona Council
A proposal to increase dog license fees in Pomona will go before the City Council on Monday evening.
The proposal calls for increasing fees for spayed and neutered dogs from $10 to $35 a year and increasing the fees from $45 to $65 annually for those unspayed and unneutered, a city staff report said.
A public hearing on the matter will take place Monday night followed by a vote of the City Council.
The fee increase is needed to cover a more than $300,000 rise in the city's contract with the Inland Valley Humane Society for animal control services, according to the report.
The city allocated $434,458 in the 2009-10 budget for animal control services, the report said.
The city's share of animal control and animal shelter costs are estimated at $1.4million, and the projected revenues in license fees and other services fees, without an increase, are estimated to be $700,000, leaving a gap of about $303,000, according to the report.
We live in Pomona and just got 3 puppies. They will all be spayed and neutered when they are of age. The jump from $10 to $45 is very large and I think quite unfair. Please don't punish those of us that are responsible dog owners. Raise the rates on those who refuse to alter their pets. Thank you.