Round Rock City Council will vote on adding the city of Georgetown to the Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter interlocal agreement at its April 24 meeting. Round Rock is one of four member cities—including Cedar Park, Leander and Hutto—and each will have to vote on the agreement for Georgetown to join.

Digging deeper

The interlocal agreement is the first step for the WCRAS to merge with the Georgetown Animal Shelter, which would also include expanding the regional facility. Georgetown is wholly responsible for funding the $15 million expansion, expected to provide capacity for all members through 2035.

If passed, Georgetown would lease its animal shelter to WCRAS during construction. The merger would not require any additional funding from Round Rock, according to city documents.

The history

The county and member cities formed the WCRAS in 2006, and approved its first expansion in 2016. WCRAS member cities approved a memorandum of understanding and an interlocal agreement draft for the merger in May.