WS - C - Law Enforcement Assessment - Final Exhibits

h. Deputies trained and equipment to respond to large acts of civil disobedience and riots. i. Deputies trained in Community Policing techniques. j. Animal Control Services, which may include: 1) The County will bill the City an annual fee for services provided hereunder. 2) The County shall respond only to calls dispatched from the Polk County Sheriff's Office Communications Center requesting retrieval and impoundment of abandoned or at-large animals described by the persons authorized by the City or a member of the public, or requesting retrieval of animals then in the custody of City employees or member of the public. 3) The County will transport any animals retrieved within the limits of the City to the County holding facilities of the Animal Rescue League of Iowa, Inc. (ARL). 4) The County's duties hereunder are limited to responding to calls dispatched by the Polk County Sheriff's Office Communications Center for the purpose of attempting to locate and capture the animals complained of, and the retrieval and impoundment of the animals, as defined by the applicable City Ordinances related to animal control. 5) The County shall be responsible for the enforcement of animal control laws and regulations within the City. The City Ordinances related to animal control will reflect the applicable Polk County Ordinances related to animal control. 6) The City is responsible for the prosecution of violations of animal control laws and regulations within the City, with the assistance of the County's law enforcement and animal control officers. 7) The County's law enforcement and animal control officers will assist the City in conducting any administrative hearings involving the disposition of animals declared vicious, similar to the County's own policies and procedures. The City will be responsible for handling the appeals of any administrative hearing decisions. 8) The licensing and vaccination of animals shall remain the responsibility of the City. 9) The County will make a reasonable attempt to locate, retrieve, or impound particular animals. The parties agree that the County may not be able to locate, retrieve, or impound the particular animal. 10) The County will be responsible for the care, treatment, or ultimate disposition of any animal delivered to ARL holding facilities. 11) The County may collect payment of an impoundment fee from the owner of a licensed or unlicensed animal. Upon receipt of the impoundment fee, the County will issue authorization and direct the owner of the licensed or unlicensed animal to the ARL. The owner of a licensed or unlicensed animal will be responsible for any and all fees incurred while the animal is at the ARL. 12) Non-Domesticated, Exotic, and Dangerous Animal Exemption: a) The parties understand that the ARL may be unable or unwilling to accept certain species of animals. These animals include all non-domesticated or wild animals and those animals considered dangerous or exotic. b) The County will not pick up unacceptable animals, except in instances where a City Official believes an emergency situation exists. c) If a City Official believes an emergency exists, the Official shall inform the Polk County Sheriff's Office Communications Center of the emergency situation prior to the dispatch of Animal Control Officers. d) An emergency call received by the Polk County Sheriff's Office Communications Center shall authorize pick up without prior agreement on disposition, and if the pick-up is successful, the County will use its best efforts to locate a suitable holding facility for the animal. Although the County will make the safe pick-up of an animal the first priority, the Sheriff's Office has the discretion to utilize other means of animal control if an animal poses an immediate danger to public safety and safe pick-up is not a reasonable or realistic option.