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Not applicable. Identify any activities this board /commission expects to carry out in 2011 as they relate to established BOCC goals and priorities. If applicable, is there a fiscal impact (i.e., funding, staff time, other resources) associated with these proposed activities (please list). As was the case last year, the ASAB expects to be especially concerned with several areas in the coming year. These are: Budget Discipline and Core Services • Continue to implement the County's strategic plan for managing pet overpopulation in order to control medium and long -term costs. • Continue to concentrate on core services and to seek effective partnerships with other organizations to address other service needs. • Continue to communicate with interested citizens and animal advocates with regard to the preceding. Making County Government Accessible, Understandable and Transparent • Continue to served as a sounding board for the BOCC on citizen concerns with policies and procedures • Continue to coordinate with staff to communicate with the BOCC via the Manager's Memo • Continue to coordinate with staff to inform the BOCC of strategic initiatives and significant policy considerations Advisory Board Roles and Responsibilities • Continue to recommend applicants for vacant positions to the BOCC and orient new ASAB members to the charge, affairs, etc., of the ASAB as a County advisory board. • Continue to help align Animal Services with BOCC objectives overall and most especially with respect to difficult decisions about budgets. • Work with Animal Services staff to ensure effectiveness of new board protocols. • Work with Animal Services staff to establish an effective method of staff communication in relation to programs, service areas, and the like. The foregoing assumes that the BOCC will use the same Guiding Principles and Identified Priorities for the 2010 -2011 budget process.