Admin Order 44-23-04-F -- Spay Neuter Clinic Fee Amendments

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Exhibit B to Administrative Order No. 44-23-04-F Findings – Page 1 City Manager’s Findings Proposed City of Eugene Spay Neuter Clinic Fee Schedule Amendments Pursuant to Section 2.020(2) of the Eugene Code, 1971, the City Manager has considered the following factors in determining the proposed Spay Neuter Clinic fee amendments: (a) Applicable policies, enactments and directives of the Council. Findings: One of the City of Eugene's public safety missions is to control the dog and cat population within the City limits in order to ensure a safe community environment. The City operates the Spay and Neuter Clinic which provides low cost spays and neuters, vaccinations and flea control products for cats and dogs. The clinic is a successful prevention strategy in helping to control Eugene's overall pet population. (b) The amount charged by the City in the past. Findings: The current fees charged by the City for the services are shown, along with the proposed amendments, in the Notice marked as Exhibit A to Administrative Order No. 44-23-04. (c) The full costs of providing the service supported by the fee. Findings: The Spay & Neuter Clinic’s (SNC) FY23 budget is $965,743 with anticipated expenses reaching $1,067,621. Currently, the SNC is intended to be a budget neutral program and there are no plans for the Clinic to receive funds from other revenues beyond the Clinic. The proposed fee schedule is inclusive of all SNC’s fees for service/product and, therefore, the cost of providing these services and products to the community is equal to SNC’s annual expenditures. For FY23 this cost is projected to be $1,067,621. (d) The amounts charged by other comparable providers. Findings: The SNC is a low-cost facility and for that reason strives to keep costs at the minimum needed to support the facility. Considering this, SNC’s costs are considerably less (often 50% or more) than local full-service veterinary hospitals for comparable services. Locally there is one additional low-cost spay/neuter wellness clinic which has prices comparable overall to SNC’s proposed fee schedule. (e) The revenue needs of the City as determined by the adopted city budget. Findings: As mentioned above, the SNC is intended to be a budget neutral program of the City. Currently SNC’s FY23 expenditures are projected to exceed its incoming revenues by $101,878.