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Casey certifies dog warden

March 20, 2007|BRENDA S. EDWARDS

LIBERTY - The Casey County dog warden has been certified as an animal control officer.

Ricky Luttrell, who has been picking up and housing stray dogs and cats for the past several years, attended training last week, Judge-Executive Ronald Wright told Fiscal Court on Monday night.

After the certification was announced, Wright's suggestion to increase Luttrell's salary by $200 per month to $9,683 per year was approved by the court.

Luttrell is responsible for picking up strays and housing them for a five-day period before they are adopted or destroyed. The salary also pays for the use of his vehicle and gasoline.

The court is working on an agreement with Taylor County Fiscal Court to use its shelter.

Earlier this month, Taylor County Fiscal Court agreed to take stray dogs and cats picked up in Casey County at a cost of $7,500 annually.

Wright said Taylor County Judge-Executive Eddie Rogers has updated the earlier agreement with the local Fiscal Court. He asked the court to study the agreement and be ready to make a decision at the next meeting.

The cost is the same - $2 per animal per day to house and feed the animals.

However, the new agreement states that Casey will pay twice a year to fill a 300-gallon diesel tank for the Taylor incinerator and pay veterinary expenses.

The court is expected to make a decision on the new agreement April 1.

Luttrell can be reached at (606) 787-2504.

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