athens tn annual budget fy2024 2025

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CITY OF ATHENS, TENNESSEE
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT (CONT.)

The Animal Control! Division is made up of three full-time employees. The division’s primary purpose is
to assist in the enforcement of the animal control ordinances, educating the public, removing unwanted
or stray animals, picking up dead animals from streets, investigating animal cruelty cases, trapping
nuisance animals, euthanizing animals, managing the animal control shelter, overseeing adoptions, and
caring for animals brought into the animal shelter. This division also works closely with the McMinn
Regional Humane Society, the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Officer, and our local veterinarians to
promote the health and control the population of animals within the city.

The Sanitation Division is made up of five full-time and two part-time employees through FY24 and a
sixth employee was added for FY25. This division’s primary function is to promote the cleanliness and
public health of Athens through residential and commercial garbage collection. The division manages

several related services including the recycling program and other cleanup events including picking up
litter. The operations of this division are recorded in the sanitation fund.

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