Board approves $1.64 million in bills and records animal-control actions

The Board of Public Safety voted on May 11 to pay $1,643,563.39 in outstanding bills and approved payroll totaling $1,341,101.41.

The Chair reported the bills total and listed $83,408.68 as the APD portion. "I got a total of $1,643,563.39, of which, APD is $83,408.68," the Chair said. A committee member moved to approve the payment of the stated amount; the motion was seconded and the board voted to approve the payment as recorded.

The board also recorded a fire-department charge of $218,696.13; a committee member moved and the board approved that payment. Payroll of $1,341,101.41 was similarly moved and approved.

The Chair reported an animal-control outcome: "the vicious dog that we had to deal with was, officially put down today," and said a second dog initially signed over for euthanasia would not be put down after the owner opted to build a kennel and comply with the ordinance. The Chair gave the property address as 2438 Pearl Street.

Board motions to approve payments and payroll were made by a committee member and seconded; recorded votes on the payments were affirmative.

No further details on departmental budget lines or payroll breakdowns were provided at the meeting; staff said additional grant details or allocations would be shared once available.