ALERT!!! Rome, GA

Contact info below article. This issue will be heard at the next city commission meeting on September 12, 2006.
( I think I'm off this day!! I am considering going, if anyone is interested, PM!!! Looks like I will be burning some copies of my pitbull/rottweiler BSL video!!)

County to adopt new dog ordinance

A public hearing on the proposed amendment is scheduled for the Commission’s Sept. 12 meeting.
08/29/06
By Diane Wagner, Staff Writer

Owners of dangerous dogs will face tough restrictions under a revised animal control ordinance the Floyd County Commission is poised to adopt.

For the first time, the ordinance will contain provisions for legally classifying a dog as dangerous, said Scotty Hancock, director of animal control and the county’s emergency management agency. The owner would then have to provide special housing, signage and insurance, in addition to registering the animal with the county.

Hancock said the lack of a specific dangerous dog law came to a head recently when a German shepherd bit two people — including a 6-year-old who underwent surgery.

“The owner didn’t want to give up the dog,” he said. “She finally did, but we didn’t really have an ordinance to back us up.”

Another new provision would automatically classify as “vicious” any pit bull or pit bull mix. Vicious animals must be kept within a five-foot-tall fence and be muzzled and leashed when off the owner’s property.

County Manager Kevin Poe said the local ordinance has not been updated in 20 years. A public hearing on the proposed amendment is scheduled for the board’s Sept. 12 meeting.

“We want to make the ordinance more defensible in Magistrate Court and update it to reflect modern operations and new state laws,” Poe said.

Most of the proposed changes are relatively minor and aimed at tightening loopholes, said Jason Sanker, an attorney with the county’s designated legal firm, Smith, Shaw and Maddox.

Animal control officers will no longer have to abandon the chase if a loose animal runs onto private property, Sanker said, and it will be illegal for people to free animals trapped by the officers.

The ordinance also defines “adequate” shade and shelter as a structure with a roof and the ability to keep a dog dry. The current ordinance does not define the term — an omission that has led to dismissals of animal cruelty charges in the past.

Hancock said another change created a 72-hour waiting period before pets that are voluntarily surrendered by their owners can be adopted or killed. The move is a safeguard, he said, in case owners have second thoughts.

Rome News - Tribune

For election purposes, the City of Rome is divided into three Wards:

Ward 1(area between the Etowah and Oostanaula Rivers, including downtown and North Rome)

Wright Bagby
Norman L. Skidmore
Howard E. "Buzz" Wachsteter

Ward 2(area south of the Etowah and Coosa Rivers, includes East Rome and South Rome)

Bill Fricks
Katie Dempsey
Jamie Doss, Mayor Pro-Tem


Ward 3(area west of the Oostanaula and Coosa Rivers, includes West Rome)

Bill Collins
Kim Canada
Ronnie Wallace, Mayor

Inquiries concerning the Commissioners can be directed to the City Manager's Office at City Hall, 601 Broad Street or:

Mailing address: P.O. Box 1433
Rome, Georgia 30162-1433

Phone: (706)236-4400
Fax: (706)236-4405
Email: cmanager@romega.us


John Bennett, City Manager Jim Dixon, Assistant City Manager


Beverly Johnston, Administrative Assistant Pat Spradley, Secretary

The Rome City Commission meets the first and third Monday of each month. Caucus begins at 6:00 p.m. followed by the Commission meeting beginning at 6:30 p.m. Their meetings are held in the Commission Chamber Room on the third floor at City Hall/City Auditorium , 601 Broad Street. Minutes from these meetings are now available to the public.

City Manager - Mr. John Bennett
Telephone - 706.236.4402
E-mail - cmanager@romega.us

Assistant City Manager - Mr. Jim Dixon
Telephone: 706.236.4443
E-mail - jdixon@romega.us

Executive Assistant to the City Mgr - Beverly Johnston
Telephone: 706.236.4402
Fax: 706.236.4548

Secretary - Terri Corbitt
Telephone: 706.236.4400
Fax: 706.236.4548

Any inquiries can be directed to the City Manager's Office at City Hall, 601 Broad Street, or mail inquiries to P.O. Box 1433, Rome, GA 30162-1433. The City Commission, along with the City Manager, hold their monthly scheduled meetings, which is open to the public. In addition, the minutes of these meetings are available to the public as well.

 

here's what I got sent:



FloydCountyGeorgia-Another new provision would automatically classify as “vicious” any pit bull or pit bull mix.
FloydCounty Commisioners-this will be heard at their 2:00 pm meeting on September the 12th.
You must register with the County Clerk in order to speak...but it is an open attendance meeting.
Chairman John Mayes
315 Howell Street
Rome, GA30161
(706)234-2157
Vice Chairman Jerry Jennings
Post 3
8006 Blacks Bluff Rd. SW
Cave Spring, Ga.30124
(706) 290-2665
jenningsj@floydcountyga.org
jjennings@berry.edu
Commissioner Tom Bennett
Post 1
402 Turner Chapel Road
Rome, GA30161
(706)291-9200
bennettt@floydcountyga.org
Commissioner Garry Fricks
Post 2
308 E. 2nd Street
Rome, GA30161
(706)291-6172
fricksg@floydcountyga.org
Commissioner Chuck Hufstetler
Post 4
3 Orchard Spring Dr. S.W.Rome, GA30165
(706)234-8313
hufstetlerc@floydcountyga.org


Good luck! With you in spirit: fighting a Mass battle on 9/11. (fingers crossed on both accounts)

 

Im Sending Of All Them A E-mail,because I Would Love To Attend, But I Know I Will Have To Work.