Board of Indianapolis Animal Care Services Meeting - April 20, 2026
Board of Indianapolis Animal Care Services Meeting
Due to lack of quorum, the Board of Indianapolis Animal Care Services meeting on April 20, 2026, was called to order at 8:31 a.m. and adjourned at 8:34 a.m. The board tabled two resolutions and reviewed shelter statistics for March 2026.
Discussion Items
- Shelter Statistics (March 2026): Director Amanda Dehoney-Hinkle reported the following: total animal intake was 924, outcomes were 951, and the life release rate was 90.24%. Animal Control Officers (ACOs) filed 315 reports, recorded 90 bites, issued 222 citations or summons, conducted 123 investigation inpounds, and responded to 2,380 service calls. The shelter vacancy rate was 16%. Volunteer statistics: 22 new active volunteers, 196 total active volunteers. Volunteer hours: 1,346 at the shelter, 116 at special events. External service groups: 27. Doggy Day Out hours: 123.
- Next Meeting: Scheduled for May 18, 2026, at 8:30 a.m.
Key Outcomes
- Tabled Resolutions: Due to the absence of a quorum, the board tabled Resolution #03-26 (Contract: Management Services by James Finlayson, Chief Financial Officer) and Resolution #04-26 (Contract: Licensed Veterinary Services by James Finlayson, Chief Financial Officer, amount $100,000).
- Adjournment: The meeting adjourned by consensus at 8:34 a.m.
Meeting Transcript
We are going to call to order the Board of Indianapolis Animal Care Services. Today is April 20th, 2026, and the time is 831. I would start with introductions, but we are not going to have quorum today. So we will also be tabling our resolution 0326 and resolution 0426. So I will just go over animal care services stats. 2026 for March, we had a total income of 924 animals, and our outcome was 951. Our life release rate is 90.24. March, we had reports by ACO's reports they had to do was 315. Total bites reported were 90. They issued 222 citations or summons. And we had 123 investigation inpounds and 2,380 service calls. That was quite substantially higher than last year even. So definitely picking up as soon as the weather before already. Our vacancy report looks like we are at 16% vacancy right now. I don't know if it's just you want me to go through each individual. So they're here and they know what you've got for this. We had 30. Active new volunteers were 22. Total active volunteers were 196. So our numbers keep increasing quite a bit every month, so that's really good. At the shelter volunteer hours were 1,346 at special events was 116. Our external service groups were 27, and we had 123 doggy day out hours. That's pretty much all I have. Yeah. Does anybody have any questions? No. Alright. Well, Brett is still not here. I go ahead and move to adjourn the meeting. May 18th, 2026, 8:30 a.m. will be our next board meeting. Hopefully we will have quorum and can get through our resolutions. Thank you.
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