HomeMy WebLinkAboutAnimal Welfare Minutes 10/12/1995October 18, 1995
TO: Board of Selectmen 95 OCT 20 Ail 9: 36
RE: October 12, 1995, Animal Welfare Committee Meetingi 1 ; 1 -1111)
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Present: Susan Talavera, Geanine Parks and Matt Miller
The Animal Welfare Committee met on Thursday, October 12, 1995, at the Town Hall. AI
three members were present to establish a quorum. Also attending the meeting were
Mansfield resident Rita Parvey; shelter volunteers Suzanne Berry, Tara DeVeau, Connie
DeVeau and Nancy Kovar; and Assistant Town Manager Christopher Marion.
We began our meeting with a review of recent correspondence: Chris Marion's 9/21 memo
to Chief O'Neill offering to work with the AWC was unanimously accepted; a letter from the
Mansfield Women of Today indicated that nearly $900 was raised from Family Pet Day and
would be donated to the AWC for a new shelter (the AWC also received $161.18 in cash
donations at the event); Judith Scott's 9/13 memo resolved the residency issue regarding
membership on the Committee, while the second question regarding authority on animal
euthanasia was left unanswered.
Two other items: a 9/26 request by Linda Sohn to Chief O'Neill for reimbursement of
emergency care for a cat at the shelter; and a 10/10 memo from Mr. Marion requesting a
scheduled meeting with the Chief and funding to refurbish a donated van for the Animal
Humane Officer's use.
Ms. Parks and Mr. Marion will set up a meeting with the Chief to recover the AWC financial
account. They also will attempt to resolve the outstanding financial issues and requests. The
Committee voted not to make any financial commitments until the account is recovered.
The volunteers suggested several items that needed attention at the shelter: better external
lighting, hot water (no oil delivery) and repairs to a broken screen door.
We discussed ramifications of the 9/15 letter from Chief O'Neill to Jeff Collins regarding the
removal of animals for the purpose of spaying or neutering animals.
Because of the lengthy meeting, we did not have the opportunity to discuss goals and issues
as planned. We will develop these goals and a list of issues prior to the next meeting and
finalize them at that meeting.
We set Thursday, November 9, at 7:30 p.m. (Town Hall) as the next Committee meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
Matt Miller
Chairman, Animal Welfare Committee
cc: Committee Members
Animal Control Officer, Arthur O'Neill
Animal Humane Officer, Jeff Collins
Town Clerk, Judith F. Scott