By Carol McIntire
Editor
August 31, 2010
Starting in December 2010, county residents will be able to purchase their dog license online.
Carroll County Commissioners announced last Thursday a new online program will be launched for the 2011 dog license year. Residents of the county purchase and pay for their dog tags online and the county Auditor’s office will mail the tags to the purchaser. Further details will be released prior to December when dog licenses go on sale.
In another matter related to the Dog Pound, commissioners discussed a letter they received that outlines how Stark County operates a license checking program. Commissioner President Tom Wheaton said a dog inspector visits the home to check for dog licenses. Owners who do not have a license are given 72 hours to purchase a license or be cited into court.
Commissioner Larry Garner said he thinks the 72-hour period is a good idea and believes it can be implemented in Carroll County.
“Right now we are penalizing people twice for the same issue,” Garner commented. “We fine them for not having a dog license by citing them into court and fining them and then we charge them double to buy the dog license.”
Wheaton said he also believes the program can be implemented in Carroll County. Both commissioners said they would like to talk to Dog Pound personnel before implementing the program. Garner noted there are four locations in the county where dog licenses can be purchased year round.
While discussing the topic of checking dog licenses, Commissioner Garner said he has asked Dog Warden Ken Ohler to “get in the truck, go knock on doors and check dog licenses,” but has been ignored.
“We have a limited number of days left for Jennifer (Walsh, part-time license inspector) to check dog licenses and a log of the county has not been checked,” Garner stated. He said he continues to insist two people do not need to sit at the dog pound all day long, that one of them could be out checking tags while the other one is at the pound.
In other business, commissioners:
-WERE invited to attend the Golden Age Retreat open house Sept. 4 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
-APPROVED a change order for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program, increasing the amount payable to Trbovich Trucking from $39,500 to $40,000 to allow for the demolition of a garage located at 295 Second St., Carrollton, which was inadvertently omitted from the original price, but was to be torn down as part of the project.
-RECEIVED the weekly dog pound report showing 16 dogs impounded, 21 tagged and one redeemed. There were three citations issued for owners with no dog tags.
-APPROVED removing a deputy who died from the Ohio Criminal Justice System grant and placing another deputy on the grant at the request of Sheriff Dale Williams.
-RECEIVED notification from Rick Carlton he wishes to withdraw his letter of resignation from the Carroll County Airport Authority Board.
-WERE visited by Linda Yeager, who asked commissioners to close Meter Rd. Sept. 11 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. for the annual Ag Expo. Yeager presented a schedule of events and noted several new events are planned for this year’s Expo. The expo will be held from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on the McClester Fram, located at 4701 meter Rd. NE, Mechanicstown.
-GRANTED a request from Kate Offenberger, director of the Department of Job and Family Services, to promote Cheri Mille from a Social Service Worker II to the social Services Supervisor position with a starting salary of $18.58 per hour. Miller has spent a total of 17 years with the department at different times.
-APPROVED an amended resolution changing the wording on the OSU Extension Levy for the November ballot to meet the requirements of the Ohio Secretary of State. The levy language now reads the levy is for the purpose of “providing education activities including agriculture and 4-H, by the Carroll County OSU Cooperative Extension Service office.” The levy request is for .25 mills for a period of five years. |
