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		<title>Cecil Co Exec to Give Buddies More $ Despite Council Budget Cuts, No Spending Audit; Option to Extend Kennel Lease Through 2017</title>
		<link>https://ceciltimes.com/2016/01/cecil-co-exec-to-give-buddies-more-despite-council-budget-cuts-no-spending-audit-option-to-extend-kennel-lease-through-2017/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2016 21:53:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A CECIL TIMES SPECIAL REPORT Cecil County Executive Tari Moore’s proposal to give an extra $24,000 to her preferred animal control contractor, A Buddy for Life, Inc., for a six-month extended contract actually gives the group a net fiscal gain over their past pact and removes requirements for an independent audit of how taxpayer funds were spent in 2015. Moore signed a $271,020, six-month extension of the Buddies previous three-year contract on 12/29/2015, even though she did not have sufficient funds in the current Fiscal 2016 budget year to pay for it. The Buddies do not own an animal shelter facility and the county also signed a separate $48,000 lease with the owners of Rainwood Kennels to continue to house animals at the Elkton site. On top of the money paid directly to the Buddies, the county is also taking over repairs and maintenance costs of two trucks used for animal control that were previously the fiscal responsibility of the Buddies—at a taxpayer cost estimated by county officials at $4,980 for six months. Now Moore is asking the County Council after-the-fact to approve a total of $24,000 in extra spending for total animal control services—despite the fact that the Council [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>CECIL TIMES SPECIAL REPORT: Moore Seeks to Buy Kennel in Residential Area; RFP, Oversight Panel, Buddies Questions Loom</title>
		<link>https://ceciltimes.com/2015/11/cecil-times-special-report-moore-seeks-to-buy-kennel-in-residential-area-rfp-oversight-panel-buddies-questions-loom-large/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2015 21:12:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A CECIL TIMES SPECIAL REPORT Cecil County Executive Tari Moore&#8211; who has unilaterally suspended county laws governing an Animal Control Oversight panel, extended a controversial 3-year animal control contract and signed a kennel lease for six months, all without County Council approval—is considering taxpayer purchase of a private kennel business that some local residents have complained about. The kennel is located in a residential zone that now does not allow a dog kennel use but is “grandfathered” because it was established many years ago. Converting the property to a government-owned animal shelter&#8211; with two trucks used to pick up and deliver strays and generating significant traffic from people looking for lost pets or seeking to adopt a dog or cat—would no doubt cause concerns to nearby property owners in the residential neighborhood. Based on reviews of public records, court documents, property records, real estate for sale listings and other information, CECIL TIMES has identified the property in question but is not publishing the specific location, its name, or the names of its owners so as to avoid a disclosure that might be considered impeding the county’s negotiating process. However, the county in effect telegraphed the property’s owners that the government [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Three Groups Bid on Cecil County Animal Control; Council Backs Down on Citizen Control of Advisory Panel</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2015 17:07:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three groups have submitted bids to handle animal control and animal sheltering services for Cecil County government, including the current contractor, the former contractor, and a Delaware animal shelter group. In addition, the County Council has backed down from a plan to give citizens a majority of seats on an animal control “advisory” board under heavy pressure from the County Executive to retain her control of the panel. By the 10/1/15 deadline to submit sealed bids and detailed plans for providing animal services, the three bidders applying were A Buddy for Life, Inc., the current contractor; Cecil County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Inc, which held the county contract for decades before the Buddy group was given a three-year pact; and First State Animal Center and SPCA, of Camden, DE. The names were announced by staff of the county’s Purchasing Department as the envelopes were opened but no details were provided on dollar amounts requested or which of several options for bidding had been selected under a detailed “Request for Proposal” (RFP). According to the RFP, a panel of administration officials will review the submissions and conduct “negotiations” with individual bidders this month. The County Executive will [&#8230;]]]></description>
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