Century-Old Law Gives Attleboro City Clerk Extra Cash
Councilor Richard Conti plans to introduce a motion to change an outdated ordinance that gives the Attleboro city clerk a dollar from every annual dog license.
An outdated municipal law in Attleboro has put extra cash in the City Clerk Betty Shockroo's pocket for years, and an Attleboro city councilor plans to change that. City Councilor Richard Conti plans to introduce a motion during the next committee meeting, slated for Thursday, July 19, to stop the flow of extra cash. The Attleboro City Clerk is paid $1 for each dog licensed annually in the city. "These people are livid that $1 is coming off the collar to fuel an elected official's salary," Conti said. That $1 may not seem like much, said Attleboro resident and former City Councilor Roxanne Houghton, but it adds up when there are more than 3,300 dogs licensed in Attleboro. "This has nothing to do with the city clerk herself," Hougton said…
Juanita Contreras Gallagher
3:00 am on Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Roxanne Houghton is an incredible animal activist and certainly a dedicated citizen. She has continually fought for animal rights and improved the quality of life for dogs and cats at the Attleboro Shelter. There is assuredly an allocation for the City Clerk's salary budgeted with in the fiscal year and in these uncertain enconomic times any additional revenue from fees should absolutely be … more ›