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41 <br />with staff as they proceed with the 5 year plan for managing free - roaming <br />cats as a critical component of pet overpopulation in Orange County. <br />Along with staff, they will work as well on the adoption of several ordinance <br />amendments focused on overpopulation if it does not appear that the <br />proposed unified animal ordinance will be adopted fairly quickly. These <br />include a differential recovery rate for reproductive versus sterilized stray <br />animals and a microchip requirement for the recovery of stray animals. <br />Unified Animal Ordinance: The board expects to continue to support staff <br />in the process of promoting and adopting the proposed unified animal <br />ordinance. Board support may include appearing at town hearings and <br />discussions of the proposed ordinance since the plan is to have the <br />ordinance reviewed by Chapel Hill and Carrboro before returning to the <br />BOCC for final approval. <br />Visioning for 2025 and Beyond: The board will begin to think about the <br />future of animal services in Orange County. Initiating this process makes <br />sense since the planning process for addressing pet overpopulation in <br />Orange County is nearly completed and future strategic planning will <br />require a clear vision. <br />School Partnerships: With staff explore opportunities to collaborate with <br />Orange County Schools and Chapel Hill Carrboro Schools to promote <br />responsible pet ownership among future generations of county residents. <br />One is to create stronger relationships with school social workers to <br />promote subsidized spay and neuter for pets belonging to economically <br />challenged families or families receiving public assistance. Another <br />opportunity is to support Kids4Kindness in offering pet education to <br />students in the fourth grade. It is hoped that other opportunities for <br />collaboration may emerge as well from such discussion of possible school <br />partnerships. <br />Commercial Dog Breeding Regulations: The ASAB expects to approach <br />the BOCC to request a resolution of support for legislation that would <br />regulate "puppy mills" in North Carolina. <br />Approved November 19, 2014 <br />