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		<title>Cecil Co Exec Moore Proposes Animal Law Changes; Consolidates Power on &#8216;Advisory&#8217; Panel, Drops Veterinarian Consults</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2015 19:11:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cecil County Executive Tari Moore on Friday submitted to the County Council proposed changes to the county’s animal law that would convert an independent citizen ‘oversight’ panel into an ‘advisory’ board dominated by county government officials to supervise the county’s private animal control contractor. The revisions also remove language allowing the panel to consult with a licensed veterinarian on animal matters. Moore unilaterally suspended operations of the Animal Care and Control Oversight Commission (ACCOC), which was established under county law, several months ago after an incident following a panel meeting when several Girl Scouts were allegedly subjected to racial slurs outside the county building. The scouts spoke up to advocate humane treatment of animals housed at the Elkton shelter rented by A Buddy for Life, Inc., which holds a $2.24 million county animal control contract. A videotape of the incident has gone viral on the Internet and reports of the incident have received state, national and international media attention. [See Cecil Times Special Report here: https://ceciltimes.com/2015/05/cecil-county-animal-oversight-panel-loses-members-girl-scouts-dissed-for-comments-race-slurs-alleged-moore-budget-continues-720k-costs/ ] Cecil Times requested a telephone interview with Moore to discuss her new proposals on Friday. Instead, county administrator Al Wein and county attorney Jason Allison responded, saying Moore had asked them to reply [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>McCarthy Backs Down from Challenge to Animal Law as Legal Questions Raised on Cecil County Council Amendment Powers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jan 2014 17:03:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A tempest over Cecil County’s animal control ordinance, and an attempt by Councilor Alan McCarthy (R-1) to change two provisions as an amendment to legislation proposed by the county executive, has highlighted a test of legal powers between the two branches of county government. But under pressure from the county administration, McCarthy said Friday that he was prepared to back down from his challenge and not go forward next week with two amendments that would have eliminated the “hobby kennels” provision of the animal code and ended a provision that penalizes people who “harbor”—or feed—a stray animal for three or more days. Apart from issues involving the county’s controversial animal ordinance, the dispute highlights limitations on the Council’s powers under Charter and the still evolving role of the Council in the county’s decision-making process. And despite McCarthy’s initial willingness to use the amendment process to seek a policy change, the balance of power appears to be tilting toward the county executive. County Executive Tari Moore proposed legislation in early December to give herself the power to change animal licensing fees and the regulatory forms used by applicants for various licenses under the animal law, such as commercial kennels, boarding kennels, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Cecil County, Town Cops Enlisted in Animal Control; Two Amigos Flunk Reading Test</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 19:58:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[News/News Commentary Cecil County Sheriff’s deputies and Elkton town police have been enlisted into the county’s “interim” animal control plan, responding to calls to the county’s 911 center and referrals from the County Commissioners’ office, according to logs presented to the commissioners on Tuesday. In addition, County Commissioners James Mullin (R-1) and Diana Broomell (R-4) complained loudly about “blogs” reports on the submission of two responses to a Request for Proposal by two vendors seeking to provide long-term animal control services to the county. (We think they meant Cecil Times, but their comments didn’t match either the time frame or actual content of our 9/17/12 published report. We’ll provide a reading comprehension and Journalism 101 tutorial below.) The logs—from the county administration building, the 911 call center, and the county’s Health Department—covered about a week or so portion of the period since the Cecil County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Inc. (CCSPCA) terminated its animal control contract with the county on 8/30/12. The county administrative office log showed 20 calls with animal issues through 9/6/12; the 911 center listed 24 calls from 9/4 through 9/11; and the health department, which oversees animal bite complaints, reported 15 calls [&#8230;]]]></description>
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