Financial transparency of contract costs
Summary
Council members say they still can't verify how the Humane Society arrives at its $1.23 million figure — the math, as one put it, 'isn't mathing.' The Humane Society counters it's provided audits, reports, and a consultant's analysis, and that the city never specified what format it wanted.
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Last discussed Mar 26, 2026.
Impact analysis
The dispute centers on more than $800,000 in annual spending relative to the original $391,000 contract, with Davenport paying roughly $8 per capita versus a regional average of $12.48.
Residents gain if cost allocations are made transparent and accountable to every community the Humane Society serves.
Davenport taxpayers have been footing a share of costs some aldermen say includes services for other cities, like fuel and vehicles.
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