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G• ORANGE COUNTY ADVISORY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS INPUT FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' ANNUAL PLANNING RETREAT The Board of Commissioners welcomes input from various advisory boards and commissions in preparation for its annual planning retreat. Please complete the following information, limited to the front and back of this form. Other background materials may be provided as a supplement to, but not as a substitute for, this form. Board /Commission Name: Animal Services Advisory Board (ASAB) Person to address the BOCC at Retreat (if requested by BOCC) and contact information: Kristine Bergstrand, DVM, President, ASAB Primary County Staff Contact: Bob Marotto, Animal Services Director How many times per month does this board /commission meet, including any special meetings and sub- committee meetings? Since the middle of 2010, the ASAB has been meeting on a bimonthly schedule and it will do so in 2011. Of course, the board will convene additional meetings if necessary. The board changed its meeting schedule from monthly to bi- monthly in the middle of 2010 to conserve the amount of time staff spent in support of the ASAB. Presently, the ASAB has no active ad hoc committees or task forces, and two standing committees: • Potentially Dangerous Dog Appeal Committee, which is a statutory requirement and which meets as needed to hear appeals initiated by owners. Ordinarily, this committee meets between three and six time per year. • Adoption Appeal Committee, which has yet to meet due to the absence of adoption - related appeals. Brief Statement of Board /Commission's Assigned Charge and Responsibilities. According to its Rules of Procedure Governing the Organization and Operation, the ASAB "is the primary advisory body for the Orange County Animal Services Department..... and is charged to provide input and advice to the staff of the