06.g Animal Control pricing addendum
Staff Report
Date of Meeting: October 15, 2024
To: Scandia City Council
From: Brenda Eklund, City Clerk
Re: Animal Control Service Agreement Pricing Addendum
Background: The City of Scandia contracts with Companion Animal Control for animal control
services, initiated in April 2020. Owner Brit Harmon notified staff on September 30, 2024 that a
price increase will become effective on January 1, 2025.
Ms. Harmon’s notice stated:
“Since Companion Animal Control was established in 2011, we've actually never implemented a
price increase across contracted municipalities. We have always taken measures to absorb the
costs of business operations in an effort to not pass costs onto municipalities.
However, to keep up with rising costs and to continue to provide your municipality with the best
possible services we've increased our monthly retainer by small amounts based on the human
population of the municipality. This scale of retainer increases is in an effort to balance out the
budget differences across the 25+ Minnesota municipalities we serve. With regard to pick-up
service fees, some municipalities are already at the rates shown on the pricing addendum so there
are no changes to those fees. While other contracts date back to 2012 with never having a price
increase, so those service fees are increased to now match the fees of all other contracts.”
Scandia currently pays a $150/month retainer fee. A $60/month price increase is proposed,
resulting in a monthly retainer fee of $210/month. Service fees per call will not increase.
A copy of the pricing addendum and animal control services agreement follow this report.
Options: 1) Approve the Animal Control Service Agreement Pricing Addendum and authorize
the City Administrator to sign on behalf of the city.
2) Do not approve the Animal Control Service Agreement Pricing Addendum.
Recommendation: Option 1.
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Animal Control Service Agreement Pricing Addendum
Municipality: __Scandia, MN____________________________
This Pricing Addendum (the “Pricing Addendum”) is entered into and to be effective January 1st
2025 by and between the “Contractor” Companion Animal Control LLC., PO Box 3, Bayport, MN
55003 and the “Municipality”. This addendum is intended to establish pricing for services
provided by Contractor pursuant to the “Animal Control Services Agreement” previously entered
between during the year of __2020_____.
CONTRACTOR FEES FOR SERVICES: The Municipality shall pay the Contractor for
performance of this Contract as detailed in ‘Contractor Duties’, in current funds:
2025 Monthly Retainer Fee Increases
Jurisdiction’s Human Population Increase of
A. <1,000 $20
B. 1,001-2,000 $40
C. 2,001-4,000 $60
D. 4,001-8,000 $80
E. >8,001 $90
Current Monthly Retainer: $150
New Monthly Retainer: $210
2025 Service fee schedule:
a. Daytime call response 7:00 am - 7:00 pm: $100 (a difference of__$0____)
b. Overnight call response 7:00 pm - 7:00 am: $175 (a difference of __$0___)
This agreement is entered into on the _____ day of _________________, 2024 by
________________________________ ___________________________________
Brittany Harmon, Owner & Operator Signed on behalf of Municipal Authority
Companion Animal Control
____________________________________
Printed Name and Title
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