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2 <br />evaluated other North Carolina counties' ordinance fees in comparison with Orange <br />County. It also shows historical data on civil penalties in Orange County, which <br />have not been updated since the 1994 -1995 budget cycle. <br />On the basis of this study, staff developed the following recommended changes, <br />doing so in concert with the Animal Services Advisory Board, which formally <br />approved these recommendations. <br /> New Amount Previous Amount <br />Failure to Vaccinate a ainst Rabies $200 $100 <br />Failure to License $200 $50 <br />Mistreatment $200 $50 <br />Public Nuisance Violations $50, $100, $200, $300, $400 $25, $50, $100, $150, $200 <br />The adjustment of these amounts requires the amendment of section 21 of the <br />ordinance, which has been prepared by the Office of the County Attorney, on the <br />basis of a public hearing. The proposed effective date of these changes is February <br />4, 200$. <br />As can be seen from the proposed ordinance amendment and the related proposal <br />to amend the Animal Control Collection Policy, a change in language from "civil <br />penalty" to "fee" is being recommended in several instances as well. These include <br />a failure to vaccinate against rabies; a failure to wear a rabies tag; a failure to <br />license; and a failure to allow a required permit inspection. The rationale for these <br />changes is that there should be a fee to recover some of the additional costs that are <br />incurred when pet owners are not in compliance with the County's Animal Control <br />ordinances. <br />Only one reading of the proposed ordinance is required if the Board votes <br />unanimously to approve the ordinance amendment. Assuming a unanimous vote at <br />the November 15, 2007 Board meeting, staff has developed a public relations and <br />outreach plan that begins on December 10, 2007 and includes eight weeks of <br />outreach before the effective date of the ordinance changes. However, if the <br />ordinance amendment is approved by less than a unanimous vote of the Board on <br />November 15th, then there will need to be a second vote on the proposed ordinance <br />amendment and an adjustment to the effective date to allow for the eight-week <br />education and outreach period will need to be made at that time. <br />The public relations plan has been developed by a work group of staff and formally <br />approved by the ASAB. As can be seen, the outreach plan stresses the theme of <br />responsible pet ownership and the benefits of complying with the Animal Ordinance. <br />The outreach includes four major components organized around these themes: a <br />media release, a flyer, public service announcements, and display advertisements. <br />Outreach in accordance with this plan is intended to ensure that individual pet <br />owners and other County residents are all aware of changes in the amount of civil <br />penalties and fees and their rationale in advance of the actual changes. <br />
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