Shelter Operations, KDA Re-Inspection and Euthanasia Data on Agenda for April 8 Board Meeting
The Salina Animal Control Advisory & Appeals Board is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at 4 p.m. in Room 107 of the City-County Building. The meeting agenda shows board members will discuss several animal shelter-related items, including the recent Kansas Department of Agriculture re-inspection, next steps following the City Commission study session, and monthly euthanasia data.
According to the agenda, one of the key items under new business is the Kansas Department of Agriculture re-inspection of the shelter. The agenda states that on March 17, 2026, a KDA inspector and Assistant Program Director Dr. Pees returned to the shelter for a re-inspection and that the results were listed as “Satisfactory.”
The board is also set to review part of the city ordinance dealing with animals running at large. The agenda specifically lists Section 7-48, Duty to keep animal from running at large, which outlines requirements for owners to keep animals restrained and off public property or the property of others unless properly contained, leashed, or tethered.
Another major topic on the agenda is the March 23 City Commission study session involving Salina Animal Services. The agenda states that Jeff Hammond and Andrea Murphy presented the annual Animal Services overview and asked the governing body to consider three items: whether to seek proposals for an outside contractor to run Animal Services, whether to seek proposals for an operational assessment of shelter operations and veterinary practices, and whether to allow pit-bull type dogs to be adopted outside Saline County.
According to the agenda, the governing body decided not to move forward with proposals for outside contractors to run Animal Services, but did ask staff to move forward publicly with a Request for Proposals for an operational assessment of the shelter operations and veterinary practices. The agenda also states the city is looking into a process that could allow pit-bull type dogs to be adopted outside Saline County.
The board will also receive a monthly euthanasia report for 2026, which the agenda says was requested at the last meeting. The report listed on the agenda shows the following totals for animals euthanized while in the shelter’s care, including euthanasias performed off-site by licensed veterinarians: January: 10 dogs and 6 cats; February: 7 dogs, 5 cats, 2 bats and 1 opossum; March: 1 dog, 5 cats and 1 bat.