New Braunfels' Animal Services Advisory Board will discuss possible changes to the city's trap-neuter-return rules and ways to gather public input on Oct. 28.
The posted agenda places that discussion under item 26-1258. It gives residents a specific topic to follow: whether the board wants changes to the rules governing the existing feral cat program and how it wants to hear from the public before making recommendations.
From the source record
The current Feral Cat Colony ordinance was adopted by City Council in 2014.New Braunfels Animal Services Advisory Board staff report ↗
The city's current feral cat colony ordinance dates to 2014, according to the staff report. That date is the baseline for the proposed discussion: the Oct. 28 item concerns potential amendments to an existing city ordinance. The staff report frames the board's task as providing guidance; the posted materials describe possible directions rather than a settled replacement text.
What could change
The Humane Society currently manages the city's feral cat program, according to the staff report. That makes the discussion relevant to the organization operating the program, residents involved with community cats and residents who want to weigh in on how the city handles them. The agenda identifies two connected subjects—potential ordinance amendments and community outreach—so the board may address both the content of possible changes and the process for collecting views.