{"id":24849,"date":"2025-01-10T03:49:38","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T08:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/?p=24849"},"modified":"2025-01-10T01:55:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T06:55:54","slug":"brick-contracts-with-animal-control-provider-for-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2025\/01\/brick-contracts-with-animal-control-provider-for-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Brick Contracts With Animal Control Provider for 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A golden retriver dog. (Photo: Fernanda Cerioni\/Flickr)<\/p><\/div>\n

Brick officials this week voted to approve a new contract which will retain its animal control provider for 2025.<\/p>\n

The township council unanimously voted on a new, year-long contract for A-Academy of South Jersey to provide animal control services for the township. Last month, the council approved an agreement<\/a> with Ocean County to provide for animal sheltering services through 2029. The two contracts are distinct and, aside from both dealing with animals, are not related.<\/p>\n

Under the terms of the new agreement, A-Academy, based in Howell, will provide 24 hour coverage, 365 days per year for no more than $120,000 per year. The amount the company will get paid depends largely on how often personnel are called out during off-peak hours for service. The base price is $6,900 monthly, adding up to $82,800 per year for calls during normal business hours \u2013 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. After hours calls will be billed at $125 per call on weeknights, including Fridays and during the daytime hours on Saturdays.<\/p>\n

Calls on Saturday nights will be billed at $150 per call, and Sundays will be billed at $75 per call. Holiday responses on township-observed holidays will cost $195 per call.<\/p>\n

The contract lasts through Jan. 1, 2026.<\/p>\n