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Animal Services - continued <br />Develop the department's volunteer program through the creation of "second tier" leadership <br />positions on the basis of a new Program Assistant position <br />Budget Highlights <br />The increase in Operations in FY 2013 -14 is due to a countywide $.05 /mile surcharge in <br />Motor Pool to help offset future vehicle replacement costs, an increase of $3,000 in Contract <br />Services for animal disposal fees, and operating costs associated with the new <br />Administrative Assistant I and Animal Control positions. <br />Animal Services: Animal Shelter Division <br />Major Services <br />Open Admissions Sheltering <br />o Provide shelter to stray, relinquished, quarantined, and confiscated animals as <br />an open- admission shelter pursuant to applicable regulations. <br />o Facilitate owner recovery and placement of animals. <br />o Euthanize stray, relinquished, quarantined, or confiscated animals as needed. <br />Lost Pet Recovery <br />o Perform microchip scanning and rabies tag searches to identify pet owners. <br />o Maintain a website for online searches of lost pets. <br />o Facilitate lost and found inquiries and lost pet searches. <br />Animal Placement <br />o Adopt medically and behaviorally sound animals from the Animal Services <br />Center into permanent homes. <br />o Transfer animals to placement partners for final re- homing. <br />Animal Health <br />o Address pet overpopulation by ensuring dogs and cats are sterilized prior to <br />adoption in a cost - effective manner. <br />o Manage infectious disease through health protocols and practices to ensure the <br />health of sheltered, reclaimed, and adopted animals. <br />FY 2012 -13 Outcomes <br />• Open Admissions Sheltering: Positively managed animal "flow- through" and completed a <br />cat condo conversion to increase the enclosure sizes in the adoption area. <br />• Lost Pet Recovery: Modified website to display lost and found pets not housed at the <br />Animal Services Center to facilitate recovery; offered two microchip clinics to enhance <br />identification and recovery of lost pets by their owners. <br />• Animal Placement: Maintained strong overall placement and "live release" rates; continued <br />five special events to promote pet adoption; increased placements to partner organizations. <br />63 <br />