CLEVELAND, Tenn. – Bradley County is on track to significantly boost funding in a proposed renewal of its animal sheltering agreement with the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals of Bradley County.
The SPCA of Bradley County’s initial two-year agreement, which cost the county $80,000 a year, ends on Feb. 28. The latest contract terms ultimately call for the county to pay $135,000 per year over a three-year period.
On Monday evening, the Bradley County Commission voted 11-2 to authorize Bradley County Mayor D. Gary Davis to negotiate the proposed terms of the new agreement.
Bradley County Commissioner Thomas CryCommission Chairman Louie Alford and commissioners Milan Blake, Terry Caywood, Thomas Crye, Mike Hughes, Johnny Mull, Charlotte Peak, Dan Rawls, Robert Rominger, Howard Thompson and Bill Winters voted “yes” on the measure; Commission Vice Chairman Jeff Yarber and Commissioner Bobby Goins cast the opposing votes. Commissioner Mark Hall was absent.
No discussion ensued about the county’s private animal shelter solution, which has propelled a number of heated debates among commissioners over the last two years.