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19 <br />amounts ranging from 5 to 100 dollars (or more) could be easily incorporated into a <br />revamped pet registration form. Thus resident dogs and cat owners would easily be <br />able to make a voluntary contribution to the County's Community Spay/Neuter Fund as <br />a charitable gift. <br />We believe it would be a mistake to understate the potential of such a charitable giving <br />opportunity, especially given the strong community sentiments and expectations that <br />exist about animal companions in Orange County. Many residents want to be part of <br />the solution to the problem of pet overpopulation. They already take seriously the <br />message that spay/neuter is integral to reducing the needless euthanasia of dogs, cats <br />and other pets. <br />VII. Implementing and Managing the Plan <br />The effective implementation of this plan will depend upon good program management <br />in the areas covered. Program management will include oversight, but also evaluation <br />and monitoring of each program area. <br />This plan will incorporate best practices as they exist in strategic plans for other areas <br />and organizations. As with any practice, these are fluid and dynamic, and may adapt <br />and change over time. These practices are apparent in the management of the FY0910 <br />budget for the Community Spay/Neuter Fund. <br />Programs must be staged in order to be effective. Thus, staff has outlined afive-year <br />timeline (Table 1) in which these programs are set up in a logical and realistic manner <br />given additional tasks performed on a regular basis, as well as other initiatives already <br />underway within the department , e.g., transition to in-house sterilization of adoptable <br />pets and tethering amendment implementation. <br />There needs to be a realistic appreciation of what is possible to do given present <br />commitments and time constraints. Staff responsibilities to core services, such as field <br />work, animal care and animal placement/recovery, cannot be compromised by new <br />duties and responsibilities for which there are no additional resources. It is for this <br />reason that it is imperative that this plan be implemented on the basis of careful <br />planning and strategic staging. However, support for this program is justified by good <br />fiscal judgment as well as humane considerations. <br />VIII. Planning Objectives and Performance Measures <br />Effective program management requires performance measurement. Thus we must <br />establish and monitor specific measures of performance and use these to manage <br />individual programs and their interrelationships. <br />17 <br />