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The final step in officially making animal shelter workers Cookeville city employees could come Thursday if Cookeville City Council votes to approve a new agreement. The city and Putnam County have jointly operated the shelter since 2000 with employees stuck in the middle of city and county systems for payroll and benefits. Now, the two sides have created a formal ... Read More »

Cookeville Putnam County Animal Shelter has requested increased contributions from Algood, Monterey and Baxter based on increased animal intakes. Shelter Director Jennifer Tracy said she had calculated personnel expenses, then looked at the total animals coming from each jurisdiction to come up with percentages for contributions. She said outside of payroll the shelter covers costs with service fees. Tracy said ... Read More »

The Cookeville-Putnam County Animal Shelter anticipates city retirement benefits for its employees will not happen by the beginning of the new budget year. Questions arose at the latest Animal Control Board meeting on whether the shelter falls under the county or city. Director Jennifer Hutchinson-Tracey said the situation will likely not be resolved soon. “For the people that have been ... Read More »

The Cookeville-Putnam County Animal Shelter requesting additional money from the city and county to create a new coordinator position. The shelter wants $22,000 in increased funding from both entities. Director Jennifer Hutchinson-Tracey said the program coordinator would be a fully-trained kennel worker that would lead volunteer and education opportunities. “The majority of the animals that are coming into the shelter ... Read More »

Cookeville-Putnam County Animal Shelter will increase several fees starting next fiscal year after the Animal Control Board approved the changes Friday. Shelter Director Jennifer Hutchinson-Tracy said the shelter is dealing with increased costs. “I really don’t want to increase adoption fees,” Hutchinson-Tracy said. “I’ve been trying to find a way to pull adoption fees down so I don’t want to ... Read More »

After seeing a surge of pet adoptions while people were stuck at home, Cookeville Putnam County Animal Shelter said they haven’t seen a resurgence in animals at the shelter. Shelter Director Jennifer Tracy said that luckily, the population at the shelter has remained low as people return to normal daily life and are home less. “We were concerned that we ... Read More »

The Cookeville-Putnam County Animal Shelter wants to upgrade its small breed dog cages in the shelter’s puppy room. Shelter Director Jennifer Tracy said the current cages are a little too small. She said the new cages should help keep younger dogs healthy. “The existing cages are really a little too small for our best use,” Tracy said. “So, the ones ... Read More »

Construction on an addition to the Cookeville-Putnam County Animal Shelter will begin this week. Shelter Director Jennifer Hutchinson-Tracy said the space was originally planned during construction of the shelter, but it was cut for budgetary reasons. “It was one of the first things I asked when I came here to interview and toured,” Hutchinson-Tracy said. “I asked if there was ... Read More »

A 1,000-square foot addition to the Cookeville-Putnam County Animal Shelter received approval from the Cookeville City Council Thursday night. The educational space addition will be built with $100,000 in funds from the Ayers Estate. Cookeville City Manager James Mills said the Animal Control Board and the Shelter’s Friends group indicated a need for the space. The meeting space had been ... Read More »