2002 S Manager THE ANIMAL PROTECTION SOCIETY OF ORANGE COUNTY, INC. Contract for External Evaluation of Orange County Animal Shelter

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Page 2 of 4 HSUS/APS/Shelter Consultation Contract December 2002 • ManaqemenUAdministrative: Overall agency management and governance will be studied, including the roles, duties, and responsibilities of those agents, and the dynamics of both internal and external relationships. Specific attention will also be paid to human resources-related issues, sta~ng infrastructures, contractual relationships and obligations, and community outreach efforts (including those with area animal interest groups). General budgeting and strategic and long- range planning will be evaluated. Animal Control/Field Services: In the case of APSOC, field services for the town of Chapel Hill will not be evaluated. Only Orange County animal care and control field services, and APSOC's 24- hour rescue program and cruelty investigations will be studied. Emphasis will be placed on a review of existing and pending legislation relating to animal care and control (and related services), current enforcement programs and procedures, field officer staffing and training, rabies and quarantine policies, normal and emergency procedures and protocols, and the demographics of the area served. 3. The HSUS will provide an in-person presentation of the findings of the ASC to a joint meeting of the APS, the Orange County Board of County Commissioners and the Orange County Board of Health at an additional cost of travel expenses, that is not included in the above contract price. The presentation will take place after the delivery of the final report. (See also numbers 11 and 13) 4. The HSUS will, in addition to soliciting and evaluating public comment as a standard component of the ASC program, will consider and integrate the results of focus groups on animal sheltering in Orange County to be conducted by the Dispute Settlement Center of Orange County and to occur prior to the site visit by HSUS. 5. The APS will provide all requested background public documentation as requested by the ASC program according to the standard timetable attached to this document. 6. The APS will work with ASC program consultants in advance of the on-site visit to provide an itinerary for their on-site visit. APS will ensure that ASC consultants are scheduled to meet with each of the parties they request to meet with. 7. APS will make available for inspection, in a timely manner, any public document, place or thing that ASC requests, provided that the request relates to the Standard Components of the agreed upon program evaluation. 8. The County will provide any and all public documents requested by ASC in a timely manner. 9. The County will work with ASC to provide an itinerary for the animal control and field services part of the evaluation/consultation and do so on the schedule requested by ASC consistent with the standard timetable. 10. The County will forward the results of the focus group process conducted by the Dispute Settlement Center to the ASC for integration as soon as possible upon the completion of that process. G:WSC Program\PendingEvals\SPCA Eastem Shore, VA\OrangeCountyConhact Final.doc