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dig up shrubbery, overturn garbage cans.
Tilman Beam: Asked for help with dog problems. Has problems with
dogs and cats both.
Virginia Spangler: Lives in Dal Wan Heights. Has a great deal of trouble with dogs in her
neighborhood. Dogs mess up her garage, etc. Doesn't want to get up a petition in order to have a
community leash law.
Peggy Fornier, Fox Creek: Wants strict laws concerning dogs. Has been bitten by dogs.
Phil Crowder: The problem he has is not with stray dogs, but with dogs who live in the
neighborhood. They use his yard as bathroom. Neighbors have been chased and are afraid to go out
to do yard work without someone watching. There are 11 homes and 11 dogs. Not everyone has a dog.
Thinks something needs to be done for the entire county.
Michael Heiness: Veterinarian. Spoke of responsible pet ownership and questioned if the
proposed ordinance will change that. Feels there will be less compliance with the rabies vaccina-
tions if the registration tag is attached to the rabies tag.
Janie Bumgarner: Jan Joy Acres. Not in favor of the 51% petition for neighborhoods. Doesn't
want to have to get up the petition.
L. Donald Crider: Keeps hunting beagles. Believes there is a problem with stray dogs. Thinks
95% of the opposition is from hunters. Hunters are afraid of a county -wide leash law.
Chet Howe: Gave the following points and requested they be included in the animal control ----
ordinance: (1) All dogs and cats shall wear a collar showing name of owner, address of owner and
telephone of owner, (2) No dogs or cats that are unattended by owners shall be allowed to pack
together. This can mean one or more dogs to gether, one or more cats together, (3) In no circum-
stance shall anyone be allowed to kill a dog just because he wants to unless it is endangering human
life and unless he is hurting a farm animal, (4) rephrase this law as not as a dog leash law but as
a dog collar law. Then you are putting the burden on the owner. (5) Any dog that is picked up
without a collar and is later claimed, then the person shall be fined. Thinks cats should be
included in the ordinance.
Larry Hedrick: Stated the ordinance does cover all animals.
Vonnie Holbrook: Neighborhood dogs have destroyed her shrubbery. Wants a leash law.
Billy Ray Rogers: Thinks dogs should not be allowed to run loose.
Jessie Crosswhite: Agrees that the portion of the ordinance pertaining to selling of animals
to experimental laboratories deleted. Section II. C, p.15.
Bill Pope: Dogs are not required to be on a leash unless they are vicious or a public nuisance
or a female in heat.
Bill Mills: Stated this issue of selling animals for research has been brought up three or
four times. Is very much in favor of continuing to sell the animals for this purpose. It brings
some revenue to the county in addition to advancing medical research.
Cathy Heinnen: In favor of selling dogs for research.
Questioned if there could not be both leash law and optional dog lot.
Bill Brater: Inquired when the board would consider this subject again.
Chairman Hedrick: In the near, future. Mr. Hedrick said he believed the problem does not lie
with the dogs, but rather the owners of the dogs. He made some other comments before closing the
hearing.
MOTION from Chairman Hedrick to adjourn from the public hearing.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
10 Minute Recess.
STATE 401(K) PLAN: Mr. Bill Furches, Finance Officer, discussed with the board a
memorandum regarding State 401 (K) Plan.
State legislation in 1984 caused all law enforcement officers employed by local governments to
be members of the State's Supplemental Retirement Plan; to allow local government officers to make
voluntary contributions to the plan on a tax deferred basis through payroll deductions, to transfer
Special Annuity Accounts of members of the Law Enforcement Officers' Retirement System to the plan,
and increase the court costs assessed in criminal cases by $1.25 and credit the proceeds as contri-
butions to the plan in the accounts of local government officers on an equal per capita share basis.
Branch Banking and Trust Company was selected by the State to administer this plan. Mr. Furches
was asking permission from the board to allow all county employees to participate and that the board
adopt a resolution that would allow voluntary contributions from the county employees who wish to '
participate in this plan. A clause may be inserted to limit it solely to the law enforcement