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6 1 • Department on Aging 2 Michael Talbert said that this department is going through changes with the upcoming 3 retirement of Jerry Passmore. The budget is just short of$1.5 million, which is a reduction of 4 $150,000. There are some service delivery changes, reduction in administration and operating 5 expenses, elimination of evening and weekend senior center hours, reduction in postage for 6 The Senior Times, reduction for Elder Care, and discontinuing of the telephone reassurance 7 program. 8 Frank Clifton said that the evening hour issue has been addressed by both Friends' 9 groups, who have raised their own funds to keep the evening hours. Also, transportation has 10 been separated out and this will now fall under Planning. 11 Kathie Kearns from the Department on Aging was available to answer questions. 12 Commissioner Jacobs made reference to page 3-5 and the Farmer's Market Outreach 13 Program and asked if this included multiple farmers' markets and it was answered that it is. 14 Commissioner Jacobs asked more clarifying questions, which were answered by Kathie 15 Kearns. 16 Commissioner Jacobs made reference to page 3-12 and the Facility Use Policy. He 17 said that this has been promised the Board of County Commissioners for about two years and 18 he would like to get this policy. If this policy would cover the costs, then it should definitely be 19 done. 20 21 • Animal Services -Section 4 22 Paul Laughton reviewed the changes in services. There will be a reduction in the overall 23 budget of$113,000 this year. This includes the elimination of a vacant Administrative Assistant 24 I position. There are also reductions in the in-house sterilization, non-pertinent and seasonal 25 staffing, vet services, healthcare supplies, animal supplies, and medical supplies. The 26 revenues are increasing by approximately$120,000 as a result of the animal tax, pet 27 registration, and the sterilization fee. 28 Commissioner Jacobs made reference to page 4-4 and the placement rate. He 29 congratulated the department on this increase. � 30 Commissioner Jacobs made reference to page 4-6 and suggested looking into an ' 31 amnesty program to get more people into the program. 32 Commissioner Jacobs made reference to page 4-7 and asked about the protocols for 33 wildlife and dead deer responses. 34 Animal Services Director Bob Marotto said that they restrict services to health and safety 35 of animals and they refer other calls to wildlife organizations, pest control companies, or wildlife 36 rehabilitators. With respect to deceased animals, the Animal Services Department does not 37 remove them, but refers to the Department of Transportation or Public Works. 38 Commissioner Jacobs said that a citizen called him to complain that the County was 39 doing away with the low-cost rabies clinics and it was answered that the fee has been increased 40 and the program still exists. 41 Bob Marotto said that the department will now be doing sterilization in-house. 42 43 • Child Support Enforcement—Section 8 44 Paul Laughton reviewed the changes in services. There is an increase of about 45 $38,000 in this department. This department is being budgeted at 100% salaries. That, 46 combined with the retirement rate going up from 4.89% to 6.43%, has an impact on the budget. 47 There were some reductions in non-permanent personnel and several operational line items. 48 There is also an increase in revenue because of a revised indirect cost allocation plan.