Sec. 8-45. - Animal control officer.

(a)

Defined. For the purpose of this section, the term "animal control officer" shall be defined as any individual who provides service authorized by subsection (b) of this section to carry out the duties of animal control.

(b)

Appointment; term; filling of vacancies; refusal.

(1)

After due application process, the mayor, with the approval of a majority of the members of the city council, shall appoint a part-time animal control officer, who shall hold office during two current municipal years for which he was appointed or elected and until his successor is appointed and qualified, unless the services of such officer are deemed unnecessary by the mayor and a majority of the council. All vacancies in such office shall be filled for the remainder of the term by an appointment of the mayor and approval of a majority of the members of the city council.

(2)

If the council shall refuse to approve the appointment of an animal control officer at any time, the mayor, within two weeks thereafter, shall submit to the council another appointee to be animal control officer and shall continue to do so until an appointment is approved; provided, however, that the mayor shall not resubmit any appointee whose approval has been refused more than once.

(Code 1973, § 4-9; Code 1994, § 8-1; Ord. of 1-6-1993(1), §§ A, B; Ord. of 9-29-2014(1))