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19 1 • The FY 2013-14 Manager Recommended Budget includes a new Administrative 2 Assistant I position budgeted to start January 1, 2014 (Salary & Benefits and 3 Capital Outlay of$23,381) with offsetting revenues of$6,300 from Spay/Neuter 4 Fund. This position will provide daily management of the volunteer program 5 (currently over 125 volunteers donating over 800 hours of volunteer time), and 6 assisting with additional programs related to the County's Community Spay/Neuter 7 program, as well as the co-location program for pets in disaster sheltering. 8 • Creation of new differential impoundment fees for owner recoveries to offer 9 reduced fees for sterilized pets resulting in increased reclaim revenues ($5,000). 10 • Increase micro chipping of pets by offering microchips at four rabies clinics and 11 requiring that all pets recovered are micro chipped resulting in increased microchip 12 revenues ($10,125). 13 14 Animal Control & Protection Division 15 Budget Highlights 16 • The FY 2013-14 Manager Recommended Budget includes a new Animal Control 17 Officer position (1.0 FTE) dedicated to the Town of Carrboro. The direct personnel, 18 operating, and capital outlay costs for the position ($58,222) will be paid by the 19 Town. 20 • The increase in revenues for FY 2013-14 includes an Agreement with the Town 21 of Carrboro to provide animal control services ($58,222), and an increase of 22 $11,089 in the amount of the Hillsborough animal control agreement, based on a 23 correction to the indirect costs calculation. 24 25 Bob Marotto said the Assistant Program Coordinator position is warranted by the 26 large increase in volunteers and volunteer hours. He said the range has gone from 400- 27 600 to 800-1100 hours, and there are over 1500 people in the program over the course 28 of the year. He said there is only one person in charge of that program. He has serious 29 concerns about the sustainability of the program without the coordinator addition. 30 He said Hillsborough has been added to the agreement since 2009 and Carrboro 31 will soon be added. 32 He said, with staff's intention to bring back the unified ordinance in September, 33 he would suggest the Board consider removing the fees from the new fee schedule and 34 delaying this addition until later. 35 Commissioner McKee said he appreciated the suggestion to delay the fees. 36 Commissioner Price asked about the spay/neuter fund and the differing request 37 amounts. 38 Paul Laughton said there is $12,600 available from the spay/neuter fund to help 39 underwrite a position. He said that, for the first half of the year, this will directly 40 underwrite a part time or temporary position. He said a permanent position would then 41 be created in January, and the other half of the money would be re-directed into the 42 operating budget to underwrite part of the cost of that permanent position. 43 Commissioner Gordon said she would like to see the budget without the 44 revenues associated with the Ordinance changes. 45 Darryl Butts said the budget would be $14,000, and he can provide details on 46 this. 47 Bob Marotto said there would be additional deductions made to the expenditure 48 line item to obtain the chips to microchip stray animals. 49 Commissioner Gordon said the information needs to be systematically 50 presented. 51 Darryl Butts said this will be done. 52 Commissioner Gordon asked for an explanation of how the animal recovery fits 53 into the budget.