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"Lost and found retrieval system appeared to rely mostly on the <br />memory of the APS staff." <br />"Controlled substances ...were stored in an unlocked wall <br />cabinet..." <br />More fun facts: <br />The county spent thousands of dollars an state-af--the-art <br />computer software and wiring for the APS. The APS never bothered <br />to use it. <br />The APS didn't do backups, so all data from the system they did <br />use were last. Goad luck finding out if your dog was vaccinated. <br />Same critiqued my group, the Humane Society of C7range County, <br />because we worked or volunteered at the shelter years ago, and <br />might be biased in favor of old ways. Let me tell you, we're a <br />democratic group committed to improvement, not a monarchy. Attend <br />a meeting and you'll find out. <br />We offered our experience and our hearts. The AP5 offered more. <br />They offered the Brooklyn Bridge. <br />Dean Edwards is the current president of the HSC7C and he said that people in animal <br />welfare are the most passionate and opinionated people. He said that at times it <br />appears there is a fight between the APS and the HS~C. He said that he has the <br />utmost respect for Suzy Cooke as Interim Director and he said that it is time to bury the <br />hatchet. He said that one very positive part of the debate is that the leaders and the <br />citizens of the County can see what it takes to run an animal shelter. He thanked the <br />County far its support. He said that he knows the County Commissioners will do what is <br />best for the animal shelter, the citizens, and the animals. <br />Beverly Rackhill said that Commissioner Jacobs' comment in today's paper was that he <br />expressed a hope for the end of the friction about the animal shelter. She also hopes <br />this. She said that she is ending her volunteering at the APS shelter. She said that Ms. <br />Walters and the Assistant Director have resigned but others are still here. She said that <br />she has lost her trust in their ability to lead the organization with honesty and <br />compassion towards the community. She said that it was difficult to recruit volunteers <br />and to engage in direct services with the community like the volunteers do at APS. She <br />said that by recommending APS to continue, the County Commissioners were asking <br />the community to believe that an organization that has betrayed them in many ways has <br />really changed. This is asking a lot. <br />