To ensure that the city of Lampasas charges the same rates as the county, the Lampasas City Council on Monday approved several changes to a list of fees for the Lampasas Animal Shelter.

The council voted 7-0 to pass the second reading of an ordinance to set animal control fees. Rates OK’d in the second reading match the fees the Lampasas County Commissioners Court plans to approve.

Dogs less than a year old will cost $25 to adopt — $25 less than the rate approved during the first reading of the city ordinance. The City Council also approved a $20 adoption fee — a $15 decrease from the first reading — for dogs older than one year.

The council also voted to decrease the quarantine fee for vaccinated animals from $25 per day to $10 per day. The suggestion to reduce the quarantine fee, City Manager Michael Stoldt said, came from county commissioners, who wanted to avoid creating an unreasonable financial burden for pet owners whose animals are held because of city or county requirements.

Horses, previously $100 each, now can be adopted for the market rate in auctions run by the animal shelter.

Also at the recent meeting, the council voted unanimously to reduce the rental fee for Ruth Eakin Outdoor Theater and the pavilion in Hancock Park to $50. The city had charged $200 for commercial rentals of either facility, $100 for a noncommercial pavilion rental and $50 for each non-commercial rental of the outdoor theater.

The reduced rate will be consistent for all users, Parks and Recreation Director Micky Tower said, and may increase rental revenues, which Tower said decreased substantially after the implementation of a noise ordinance a few years ago.

Facility use deposits will remain $75.

During her report to the City Council, Mayor Judy Hetherly said Texas Tech University will offer programs in health services and education at the Lampasas County Higher Education Center. The programs — which will serve professionals in the health and education fields as well as younger students — may begin in the fall semester, the mayor said.

In other business, the council:

• OK’d the purchase from CDWG of two Panasonic Tough Book Computers for Lampasas Police Department patrol cars. The $9,080 expenditure is funded by a grant from the Central Texas Council of Governments.

• authorized the purchase of as much as $25,000 in fuel to sell at the Lampasas Municipal Airport.

• met a Texas Department of Transportation requirement by approving a resolution for a permit to hold the Spring Ho Grand Parade on July 10.

The parade route will be two blocks shorter than normal this year, as its northernmost point will be First Street. Traffic will be redirected at North Avenue rather than Avenue B, and the detour will not send vehicles to Walnut Street, as in years past. Council will give official approval for a detour route at its March 22 meeting.

• approved an agreement with the Boys and Girls Club of Coryell and Lampasas Counties for the right of access and use of Gavin Garrett Soccer Park. The council also OK’d a similar agreement with the Lampasas County Youth League Association for the use of Turner Complex baseball and softball fields.

Lampasas will host an area T-ball tournament in July, Tower said. The weeklong contest will bring several teams to Lampasas.

• agreed to let Go Recycle, an Austin company, pick up and recycle unusable city computer equipment. Go Recycle, which also works with the Lampasas Independent School District, will not charge for its pick-up services.