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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM. ABSTRACT Meeting Date: June 3, 2008 Action Agenda Item No. ~- - {2 SUBJECT: Contract Renewal with Town of Hillsborough for Animal Control and Emergency Animal After Hours Call Services DEPARTMENT: Animal Services Department PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No ATTACHMENT(S): Contract INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob Marotto, Animal Service Director, 986-2287 PURPOSE: To approve a contract renewal to provide the Town of Hillsborough with animal control and emergency animal after hour call services for FY2008-2009 for a set fee of $19,421. BACKGROUND: The proposed contract renewal has been developed and reviewed with the Town of Hillsborough to provide for the continuation of animal control services and emergency animal after hour call services by the County to the Town during FY 2008-2009. The requested contract renewal amount is $5,739 more than last year's contract since half of the estimated direct labor costs. will be recovered. Following a review by the Animal Services Department, the Budget Department and the Town, the parties have agreed to a set fee for this service in the amount of $19,421, effective July 1, 2008. Until FY07-08, there had been no fee for these services, despite the fact that in a given year as much as ten percent of County field responses are to service requests in Hillsborough. The service fee covers direct operating cost, overtime costs and half of an Animal Control Officer's wages and benefits. As the second year of phased in cost recovery, the amount of wages and benefits has been increased by twenty-five percent compared to FY07-08. The shared expectation between County and the Town is that the same events will occur in FY09-10 and FY10-11 such that, in FY10-11, the direct costs of animal services will be fully recovered. The principal responsibility of Animal Control Officers will be the enforcement of the County's animal control ordinance within Hillsborough between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Outside these regular business hours, Animal Control Officers will provide on call service in relation to rabies suspects, dangerous animals, animal injuries, and other emergency situations. Such on call service will be provided from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. Monday through Friday, and on a 24 hour basis on Saturday and Sunday and Holidays. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The proposed contract renewal will provide revenue to the County in the amount of $19,421 for FY2008-2009.