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WHEREAS, funds for the payment of fees due under said agreement are available in budget line PS3510 50433 of the Town budget. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Orchard Park hereby approves the renewal Agreement between the Town of Orchard Park and the Erie County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals d/b/a SPCA Serving Erie County for Animal Control Officer / Dog Control Officer sheltering and related services, for the term October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027, in substantially the form presented to and reviewed by this Board, a copy of which shall be filed with the Town Clerk; and be it further RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk is hereby directed to affix the seal of the Town to the executed originals and to return the originally signed and sealed contracts to the SPCA by mail on or before October 1, 2026, submitting two (2) originals so that one fully executed original is returned to the Town for the Town’s records; and be it further RESOLVED, that in accordance with Section 17 of said Agreement, the Town Supervisor or their designee shall furnish a complete copy of the Agreement, including any amendments, to the Town’s Dog Control / Animal Control Officer within five (5) business days of execution, and to any successor Dog Control / Animal Control Officer within five (5) business days of such appointment, and shall provide the SPCA with the name, title, telephone number, and email address of the current Dog Control / Animal Control Officer and any changes thereto within five (5) business days; and be it further RESOLVED, that the Town Supervisor is hereby directed to advise the Chief of Police and the Town’s Dog Control / Animal Control Officer of the SPCA’s temporary suspension of active animal cruelty investigations, so that incoming animal cruelty and neglect complaints are appropriately received and handled by Town law enforcement personnel; and be it further RESOLVED, that this resolution shall take effect immediately.