ORD-2007-221 - Animal Ordinance Civil Penalty and Fee Increases

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The Board forwarded the Little Leaf Lane petition for addition to the State Maintained System to the NC DOT with a positive recommendation. m. Contract with Town of Hillsborough for Animal Control and Emergency Animal After Hours Call Services The Board approved the contract and authorized the Chair to sign the contract with the Town of Hillsborough for basic and on -call animal control services in the amount of $13,682, subject to final review and approval by the County Attorney. n. Lease Renewal: 501 W. Franklin Street, Suite #105 The Board approved the lease renewal as presented for Terradotta.com for the term December 3, 20007 through December 2, 2008 for a monthly rental fee of $800; and authorized the Chair to sign on behalf of the Board. o. Lease Approval: Animal Shelter Solid Waste Administration Building and Recycling Center on Municipal Drive, Chapel Hill The Board approved leases with the University of North Carolina for property on Municipal Drive, Chapel Hill, previously or currently used by the County; and authorized the Manager to sign. p. Commission for Women (CFW) Bylaws Amendment The Board approved the proposed changes to the Commission for Women's (CFW) Bylaws to include a mission statement, delegation of hiring and supervisory duties, and other minor changes for the purpose of clarification and authorized the Commission for Women to amend the Bylaws. 11 Classification and Pay Plan Amendments — Add /Revise Various Classes The Board amended the Orange County Classification and Pay Plan to: 1) Add one new class of Communications Operations Manager; 2) Reclassify the salary grade of two existing job classes (Animal Services Director and Shelter Operations Manager); and 3) Re -title one class (Communications Specialist to Communications Manager) and reclassify the salary grade. r. To Accept Annual Report and Recommendations on Child Care from the Social Services Board The Board received the report, accepted the four goals, and authorized the Social Services Director to submit a competitive bid for administering the Smart Start subsidy program. VOTE ON CONSENT AGENDA: UNANIMOUS 5. Public Hearings -NONE 6. Regular Agenda a. Animal Ordinance Civil Penalty and Fee Increases, Second Reading The Board considered approving the second reading of amendments to the County's Animal Ordinance to update select civil penalties effective July 1, 2008, allowing a six -month period of education and public outreach prior to the change. Animal Services Director Bob Marotto said that Vice -Chair of the Animal Services Advisory Board, Susan Elmore, was here to address any concerns or questions regarding the review that was conducted by the Animal Services Advisory Board. This is the second reading of the animal ordinance amendments. There was a 4 -1 vote rather than a unanimous vote at the first reading in November. He said that, if approved, the amendments go into effect July 1, 2008. This date reflects the change that was made to the public relations plan on the basis of the discussion on November 15th, to make an adjustment from an 8 -week public relations plan to a 6 -month public relations plan so that there would be ample time to do public education and outreach. In