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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nI am also waiting for PCSO Legal Jason Reuter to call me back to find out the facts on the comments made by Polk BOCC in the last meeting. I have not heard back yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Polk County Board of County Commissioners makes the ordinances for animal control in Polk County, Florida, as they are the governing body responsible for local laws, including animal services and the overall budget. These ordinances are developed and enforced by the Polk County Animal Control Authority, which is a designated entity that operates under the Board’s authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How it works:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Legislative Authority:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Board of County Commissioners has the authority to write and pass local laws, known as ordinances, that govern various aspects of county life, including animal services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Ordinance Creation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They are responsible for updating and creating the County’s Code of Ordinances related to animal control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Enforcement:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Board designates the Animal Control Authority to act as the enforcement body for these ordinances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why it matters:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Budget Decisions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Board also controls the budget for animal services, deciding where tax dollars are allocated for animal control and shelters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Direct Impact:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Their decisions directly shape the animal control services, local pet laws, and the operation of shelters within the county.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Therefore, if you want to advocate for changes or provide input on animal control ordinances in Polk County, you should contact the Board of County Commissioners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We needs the facts….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
By Cookie Groover I have emailed Polk County BOCC Rick Wilson the following findings…I have not heard back yet, as well from the Legal Dept for a response. I am… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10222,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"11","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"wpai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":true,"token":"eyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvaTAud3AuY29tXC9sYWtlbGFuZGdhemV0dGUuaW5mb1wvbmV3c1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyMVwvMDRcL0xFVFRFUi1UTy1USEUtRURJVE9SLmpwZz9maXQ9MTAyNCUyQzU3NiZzc2w9MSIsInR4dCI6IkxldHRlciB0byB0aGUgRWRpdG9yOiBObyBSZXNwb25zZSB3aHk_PyIsInRlbXBsYXRlIjoiaGlnaHdheSIsImZvbnQiOiIiLCJibG9nX2lkIjoxNjMwNDA2NjF9.Oi_tv1ZqbFYrRaaGDBbuzpS1ypbqX0RY4jm0HxTQBCUMQ"},"version":2,"attached_media":[{"id":10222,"url":"http:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/LETTER-TO-THE-EDITOR.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}]},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[11],"tags":[12161],"class_list":["post-57810","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-letters","tag-letter-to-the-editor-no-response-why"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57810","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57810"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57810\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57811,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57810\/revisions\/57811"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57810"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57810"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}