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i. Provider will administer a pet spay/neuter financial assistance <br /> program for low-income Orange County residents; <br /> ii. Provide vouchers that enable "Qualified Residents" (as defined in <br /> this Agreement) of Orange County to pay or neuter a dog or cat for <br /> $20 or less. For each spay/neuter surgery performed pursuant to this <br /> Agreement, Provider shall receive and review all submitted <br /> applications and issue vouchers to Qualified Residents, including <br /> those residents qualified by DSS. Provider shall be responsible for <br /> issuing vouchers in a timely manner to DSS Qualified Residents. <br /> iii. Partner with a licensed veterinarian to deliver spay/neuter surgeries. <br /> Provider shall have the sole responsibility for locating, contracting <br /> and otherwise providing spay/neuter options through veterinarians <br /> or veterinarian clinics. The County shall not be required to enter into <br /> any agreements with veterinarians or veterinarian clinics for the <br /> provision of spay/neuter contemplated by this Agreement, <br /> b. Orange County will qualify residents for financial assistance in the low <br /> income spay/neuter program in the following: <br /> i. DSS will determine, in its exclusive discretion, which Qualified <br /> Residents meet the criteria for full coverage surgeries in which no co- <br /> pay is required for spay/neuter surgery. DSS shall coordinate with <br /> the County Animal Services Department ("Animal Services") to <br /> identify and submit applications to Provider for these Qualified <br /> Residents. <br /> ii. Animal Services will have sole responsibility for coordinating with the <br /> Department of Social Services to make information known to their <br /> clients about the "no cost sterilization" for dogs, cats and other small <br /> animals, and for providing, transmitting, and otherwise facilitating the <br /> submission of applications to Provider for Qualified Residents as <br /> determined by DSS. <br /> c. The Scope of Services may be different from the original application based <br /> on County appropriation; however, any revisions or amendments to this <br /> Agreement must be approved in writing by the County and attached to this <br /> Agreement. <br /> d. The Provider shall be solely responsible for the means, methods, techniques, <br /> sequence, safety program and procedures necessary to properly and fully <br /> complete the work set forth in the Scope of Services. <br /> 4. Funding. <br /> AnimaflGnd,Inc. <br /> Orange County Performance Agreement <br /> Page 2 of 9 <br />