Animal Services Department
4800 Imhoff Place
Martinez, California 94553-4300
(925) 608-8400
Ben Winkleblack
Director
Contra Costa County
5/28/2024
Ms. Shasa Curl, City Manager
City of Richmond
450 Civic Center Plaza Ste 300
Richmond, CA 94804
Dear Ms. Curl,
On February 29, 2024, Contra Costa Animal Services (CCAS) advised each of the 18 contracted cities of the per capita cost set at $12.11 for FY 2024/25 pursuant to the City-County Services Agreement (attached letter). After engaging with our city partners, additional budgetary analysis, and per the direction of the County Board of Supervisors on April 23, 2024, the Department reduced its FY 2024/25 expenditures budget by $1,224,922. This reduction included an adjustment of the proposed personnel allocations, along with city fee and general fund contributions.
Therefore, the adjusted FY 2024/25 City Fees, which are equal to the total County cost, minus the sum of the animal licensing and user fees, minus the County General Fund contribution, per section 13.a.iii in the City-County Services Agreement (attached), are now:
Total Animal Services Cost
$ 16,603,285 (adjusted)
Total Licensing and User Fee Revenue $ 1,650,000
Total General Fund Contribution $ 5,585,389 (adjusted)
Total City Fees $ 9,367,896 (adjusted)
The adjusted per capita rate has been revised to $10.92. Based on your city’s population according to the California Department of Finance Demographic E1 report as of January 1, 2024, the revised cost for animal services for Fiscal Year 2024/25 for the City of Richmond will be $1,239,566.
Sincerely,
Ben Winkleblack, CAWA
Director
Contra Costa Animal Services